MES –Reformer of the Year

Nino Barabadze

MES was announced as the reformer Ministry of the year. Due the successful implementation of the reforms and innovative projects in the education system, Union of Creative Artists -  Educator awarded the Ministry with special prize. According to the researches, MES played a crucial role in the development of the country in 2010.

Educator that is composed with the creative unions, administrations of the theatres and consultants of the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia has been observing companies, state structures and private companies that make their contribution in the development of the country. Winners are awarded at the end of the year. Their aim is to identify the companies who support arts, cultural, sports and social projects. Afterwards, society is informed about the activities of these leading companies for the stimulation of the social responsibility, development of the country and investments in culture, arts, sports and social projects.

By the joint decision of the founders of the Union and consultants, this year MES was included in the list of nominees for the successful projects and contribution in the development of the country. As a result, MES was awarded with the specific prize at the award ceremony of BUILDER – 2010. Along with the Ministry, Tbilisi City Hall (project Renovation of the Old Tbilisi), Iashvili Children’s State Medical Centre, National Medical Screening Center and several private companies were named as the nominees.

As it is explained in the Union, they observed and summarized activities of the companies during the whole year. In this term, successful reforms in the education system play the crucial role in the upbringing of the future generation. The Union positively evaluated development of the Office of the Resource Officers. Resource Officers decreased violence at schools by 80% and increased children’s attendance by the same percentage. Replacing of the physical fitness lessons with the sports classes, developing computer based studying along with the textbooks, recruiting of the foreign teachers in order to advance English language teaching and etc. were named as the significant decisions. They evaluated all the projects of MES.

Inga Makharadze, representative of the Union Educator: “MES is the greatest reformer and the most active agency of the year. It carried out crucial reforms in all directions of the education system. MES as the state structure played essential role in the development of the country. As a fact, education system is absolutely changed. All new projects are full-scale and successful.

As a result of the reforms, education level has been significantly advanced at the public schools. Previously, the society was focused on the private schools. But nowadays, private schools lose privilege. The result is evident according to all data. Therefore, reforms could not be left unnoticed. Apart from the previous year, this year MES was named as the reformer of the year. The previous year, Ministry of Internal Affairs was awarded with this status.”

In parallel with the recognition, MES actively continues its activities. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini thinks, reforming is the non-stop process especially in the education field.

Dimitri Shashkini: “MES was recognized as the reformer of the year but it does not mean that the Ministry finished its reforms. On the contrary, we continue our activities as we have to do lot. People who think that following activities are not necessary any more after the achievements, they are mistaken. Such approach is the first stage towards preventing the reforms. So, we do our best in order to make our contribution in the development of the country.”