The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli opened the international online conference "Ancient and Byzantine World in the Light of Interdisciplinary Studies" organized by the Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine Studies and Neo-Greek Studies at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.

The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli congratulated the freshmen of the International School of Economics (ISET) of Tbilisi State University on the beginning of the new academic year and wished them fruitful studentship, success, and professional development.

The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli congratulated the students, teachers, lecturers, and the entire academic space on the start of the new academic year. In his address, the Minister noted, that the studies will kick off remotely on September 15, but this is only temporary. T

On the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a memorial "Artifact of the World Trade Center" was exhibited at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and a photo exhibition depicting the tragedy was held. The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli attended the opening of the event.

The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines, Maria Elena Al-Gabre, and discussed future plans for cooperation in higher education and science.

Public and private schools, vocational schools and higher education institutions throughout Georgia will start distance learning on September 15 and the study in this format will continue until October 4. 

The selection of students for most of the vocational education programs this year will be organized by the colleges and will mostly take place online from 23 August to 19 September.

Ekaterine Dgebuadze, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, was vaccinated with the second dose of Pfizer vaccine in Batumi. She positively assessed the fact that, today 46% of teachers across Georgia are now fully vaccinated. Ekaterine Dgebuadze thanked each teacher for her high civic responsibility.

The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli together with the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Ghasan Khalil in Georgia attended the process of teacher immunization at Tbilisi State Medical University.

Tamar Kitiashvili, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia visited Mermisi College, got acquainted with the registration process and inquired how the college is preparing for the vocational student selection process and the start of the new academic year. 

The process of vaccination of representatives of the education sector is intensive throughout Georgia. Ekaterine Dgebuadze, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia inspected the special space allocated for immunization of school representatives in Mtskheta Municipality together with Davit Nozadze, State Representative of Mtskheta-Mtianeti.

Georgian Technical University will develop cognitive software applications with the latest technologies, and based on this, a new methodology for conducting master classes of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will be created, which will be an important contribution of Georgia to the development of world science and university education.