The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, together with the Deputy Ambassador of the USA to Georgia, Ryan Harker Harris, participated in the opening ceremony of the new office of "Peace Corps" in Georgia. The minister addressed the audience and presented a certificate of gratitude to the representatives of "Peace Corps - Georgia" for their special contribution to the development of the education system. In his speech, Mikheil Chkhenkeli thanked the US government, as a strategic partner of Georgia, for the most important contribution to the country's development through many years of fruitful cooperation.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, opened the event dedicated to the information day of COST, the European Cooperation Association for Science and Technology.
By the decision of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, a Ukrainian-language sector has been established on the premises of the public school N20 of Batumi, where Ukrainian students will have the opportunity to receive general education in their mother tongue.
By the decision of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, the Ukrainian language sector was opened at the 41st Grushevski Tbilisi Public School. From today, Ukrainian students will have the opportunity to receive general education in their native language in Georgia. The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli participated in the opening ceremony, and addressed the audience and personally congratulated the Ukrainian students and teachers on the establishment of the new sector.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, together with the Chairman of the Tbilisi City Council, Giorgi Tkemaladze, visited Tbilisi Public School No. 72, where the Ukrainian students were recently enrolled in an expedited manner. These students will continue their studies in Georgia.
Owing to the decision of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, a Ukrainian-speaking sector will be opened for students from Ukraine in Tbilisi. The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli personally introduced the decision to the Acting Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia, Andrii Kasianov.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli visited Tbilisi Public School No. 98, where several students affected by the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine were enrolled.
With the support of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, and at the request of the Embassy of Israel in Georgia, medical students who are citizens of Israel, and cannot continue their studies in Ukraine, due to the ongoing conflict, will be able to do so in Georgia in an expedited manner.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, hosted the Deputy Director-General of the European Commission for Research and Innovation, Signe Ratso, and discussed Georgia's full involvement in the new EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe.
Horizon Europe Grant Office was opened at Kutaisi International University within the framework "Full Involvement of Georgia in the Horizon Europe Program" conference, which was opened by the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli.
Owing to the initiative and organization of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, a conference "EU-Georgia - Full Involvement in Georgia in the Horizon Europe Program" was held at Kutaisi International University.
Resource Officer Service of the LEPL Educational Institution of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia offers psychosocial counselling services to school-age children and adolescents from Ukraine who have arrived in Georgia.
According to the decision of the Government of Georgia, as a result of invasion in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, schoolchildren who are unable to continue their general education in Ukrainian schools and express a desire to continue their education in Georgia will be enrolled in schools in a simplified manner.
Teaching at school was Tamar Kvinikadze's childhood dream. Currently, she teaches Georgian to the students at the public school in the village of Kartsakhi, Akhalkalaki Municipality.
With the resumption of the educational process at schools, the process of testing teachers and administrative staff is underway in an intensive mode. As it is known, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the representatives of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health have trained more than 400 public and private school doctors.