At the end of the 2020-2021 school year, the prevalence of Covid-19 in schools declined again. Last week, the virus was confirmed in 0.2% of teachers and school staff, and 0.04% of students.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli held an online meeting with the Head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Georgia, Kemlin Furle, where they summarized the results of the cooperation and discussed the challenges of teaching Georgian to Georgian refugees.
A gastronomic school will be established in Georgia with the support of the Basque Culinary Centre. The School of Gastronomy will be launched in cooperation with Caucasus University and the programs will be available to both Georgian and international students.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli congratulates Tbilisi State Medical University on its 91st anniversary.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Education Coalition to strengthen children's rights, teachers and access to education.
Ekaterine Dgebuadze, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, remotely participated in the conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Hague Recommendations on the Rights of Education of National Minorities.
Kutaisi International University hosted the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. The Prime Minister together with the Minister of Education and Science, Mikheil Chkhenkeli inspected the infrastructure of the university, which includes state-of-the-art academic buildings, libraries, cafeterias, well-equipped sports and road infrastructure, common workspaces, student dormitories, as well as accommodation. The Prime Minister also visited the site where the Hadron Therapy Centre is to be built.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli congratulates the prominent Georgian scientist, Professor - Rismag Gordeziani on his birthday.
The graduation ceremony of San Diego State University was held in Georgia. The guests were present. Specially for this ceremony, the academic delegation of San Diego State University of Georgia, Adela de la Torre visited the country.
The presentation of the joint study of the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) "Inclusive Skills for Development of Innovative Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector after COVID-19" was attended by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science.
According to the decision of UNESCO, Tbilisi has been declared the World Book Capital for one year. In this regard, the intellectual club "What? Where? When? held an event on the topic: “Book, us and the environment”.
"Every child is very precious to me. I still remember the interest, favourite thing or desires of all the students I worked with.” - said Tamar Kavelidze, a successful special teacher at Tbilisi Schools 143 and 22, who is convinced that without active communication with parents and teachers, it will be extremely difficult to see positive results.
Fun and informative online events were held at schools to inform the students about the opportunities of vocational education and different professions.