According to the initiative of Minister Shashiki, around 300
internally displaced teachers will be employed in a period of one month.
Minister personally met the teachers from Samachablo and Axalgori and discussed
the details of their possible employment in different schools.
During the meeting with the principles
of public schools, the Minister of Education and Science spoke about the
planned reforms in the educational system, concrete problems existing at
schools nowadays and the ways of solving them.
According
to the Minister’s decision, the dormitory of Kachreti vocational education and training
center will be fully renovated before the beginning of the next academic year.
During the briefing, the First Deputy Minister, Akaki Seperteladze,
evaluated the project of providing schools with internet connection and spoke
about the significance of this process.
With
the initiative of the Minister of Education and Science, a Public Board was
established within the Ministry of Education and Science. The Board members will
hold meetings on a monthly basis.
Georgia was elected as the Vice President of the
International Bureau of Education on the 59th session of the IBE
held in Geneva on January 27. Norway was elected as the President country.
Under
the framework of the project, “Russian Aggression in my Eyes”, school children presented literature
works and paintings reflecting the Russian-Georgian war in 2008 at Public
school № 65.
The
Minister of Education and Science
Dimitri Shashkini held a meeting with around 300 11th grade students
and introduced all the changes regarding
passing 10 compulsory subjects to
get a high school diploma for the academic year of 20111.
Minister of Education and Science held
a meeting with the rectors of the higher educational institutions and other
representatives of educational institutions and introduced current education
reforms to them.
The
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia along with the Educational and
Scientific Infrastructure Agency of the Ministry and the Union of Georgian
Architects announced a competition on the best architectural projects.
Upon the initiative of the Minister of Education and Science
a Public Board was established within the MES. The Board will hold a meeting
every first week of each month. Any
person interested in the ongoing education reforms can participate in these
meetings.
Certification
exams for teachers will be held for the first time in Georgia. The certification process will give teachers an
opportunity to reveal a high competence of their professional knowledge in
their respective subjects and prove that they are aware of the modern teaching
and learning methods.
On
February 3, during his visit to #189 Public School, President Mikhail Saakashvili
decided to return the original name “the First Experimental School” to the school.
The teachers and student s were very pleased with the President’s decision.
Minister
of Education and Science Dimitri Shashkini paid a visit to Free University to
get familiar with a project “Learn Today - Teach Tomorrow”. The Minister visited
a library and laboratories of the University