1. Members of the European Commission and the Government of Georgia, headed respectively by President Barroso and Prime Minister Garibashvili, met today in Brussels. They discussed the domestic and security situation in Georgia and in the wider region, the state of play of the EU-Georgia cooperation and the future progressive development of their relations.
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The Millennium Challenge Account - Georgia is announcing a Request for Proposals and seeks to engage a consultant, consulting firm or consortium for Consultant Services for Industry-led Skills and Workforce Development Project Manager.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze wished happy Easter to the children at Iashvili Childrens Central Hospital Day and presented gifts to them.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze and Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze visited Samtskhe - Javakheti State University. They met with the faculty and surveyed the area where rehabilitation of a hotel-type dormitory fort the University students and teachers shall start in the near future.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze and Deputy Ministers held a meeting with the governors. The meeting focused on the rehabilitation of school infrastructure across the country and engagement of the governors and local self-government representatives in the process.
Awarding ceremony of HMC and NCN projects winners was held at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Deputy Minister of Education and Science Lia Gigiauri awarded the winners with certificate.
Lia Gigiauri, Deputy Minister of Education and Science and Gia Mamulashvili, Director of National Center for Teachers Professional Development, awarded up to 80 teachers of non-Georgian schools in the regions settled with ethnic minorities with certificates.
On the occasion of the 'Mother Tongue ", presentation of the educational-exhibition project “My mother language” was held at the National Center for Manuscripts of the Ministry. The presentation was attended by Deputy Minister Lia Gigauri and other guests.
Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration opens new regional training centers in new and renews official language teaching programs for civil servants working in the areas settled with ethnic minorities.
A presentation of the project “Numerical modeling of River Mtkvari Pollution” was held in 199 Komarov Public School of Tbilisi within the program “Researches with students’ participation” financed by the Ministry.
Festival - "Vocational Education for Employment" is underway. The festival is organized by the Ministry of Education and Science with the support of JSC «Liberty Bank«.
Delegation of Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (Germany) is visiting Georgia. The delegation is headed by Professor Klaus Dikke, Rector of Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, honorary Dr. of Tbilisi State University.
First Deputy Minister of Education
and Science Ketevan Natriashvili was elected a member of CoE Education Committee
Bureau. Bureau elections are held once in every two
years and representatives of all member countries are eligible for
participation.
World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on the 2nd of April. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze visited pupils with autism spectrum disorders in Public School 166 and presented gifts to them.
Information has been spreading in Media regarding decrease of financing by 3 million GEL for the students enrolled based on the results of Unified National Examinations 2014-2015.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze and Minister of Research and Science of Upper-Austria Doris Hammer signed a memorandum and expressed their readiness to deepen partnership in science and higher education.
122 pilot public school principals’ training is under way on the topic “innovative methods of teaching and class monitoring” within the Primary Education Project (G-priEd). This project has been implemented from March 24, 2014 with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the US International Development Agency (USAID).
A meeting was held at MCC, the members of the Georgian delegation Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze, Giorgi Tabuahsvili, First Deputy Minister of Finance and Magda Maghradze, Executive Director of MCA-Georgia were hosted by Daniel Johannes, Executive Director of MCC and Vice President Cameron Cann.
Visit of the Georgian delegation to the United State continues. Members of the Delegation – Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze, Giorgi Tabuashvili, First Deputy Minister of Finance and other members of the delegation held a working meeting with John Harley, Vice President of CDRF Global, directors and managers of the programs.
Presentation of a book collection “Open the Door” was held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University under the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and within the project “Writers for Human Rights”.
Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Alexander Chikaidze and Deputy Minister of Education Lia Gigauri visited Public School 14 as a part of an anti-drug campaign. Alexander Chikaidze used to go to this school.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze and Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze flew to the United States of America for the visit. Tamar Sanikidze and Giorgi Sharvashidze shall participate in International Visitor Leadership Program.
Meeting of Rectors’ Council was held at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Minister Tamar Sanikidze, Deputy Ministers and Rectors of Higher education institutions attended the meeting.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Lia Gigauri and representatives of National Center for Teachers’ Professional Development introduced new scheme for teachers’ professional development to the teachers.
A
joint conference of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, British
Council and the US Embassy to Georgia was held on the topic of Continuous
Professional Development and Possibilities for English Language Teachers.
Minister
of Education and Science Tamar Sanikidze and Minister of Education and Science
of the Republic of Latvia Ina Druviete. The Parties expressed readiness to
cooperate in the fields of general, vocational and higher
education.
Deputy Minister of Education Giorgi Sharvashidze and Deputy Minister of Federal State of Brandenburg for Economics and European Affairs Aksel von Chorschelmann held a working meeting.
Registration for vocational educational programs starts on March 21, 2014 and ends on April 11, 2104. First Deputy Minister of Education Ketevan Natriashvili held a briefing on the topic.
International Francophonie Day was celebrated at
Teacher House. The event organized by French Institute in Georgia was opened by
Ambassador of the French Republic to Georgia Renaud Salins, Deputy Minister of
Education and Science Lia Gigauri and Director of Teachers’ Professional Development
Center Gia Mamulashvili.
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and The Ministry of Corrections of
Georgia. The Memorandum was signed by Ministers Tamar Sanikidze and Sozar
Subari.
Under the initiative of the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia, Ms. Jill Williams, inclusive education
specialist and professor at the University of Kennesaw, USA is visiting
Georgia. Ms. Jill Williams is conducting trainings for inclusive education
coordinators, special teachers and psychologists working in public schools.
A competition “Georgian Calligraphy” was organized by National Centre of Manuscripts with financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The winners were awarded and an exhibition of works was held.
March 18-21, 2014-a training course is being conducted on pipeline construction and welding methodic organized by Vocational College “Spektri”, Istanbul Energy Educational Center „UGETAM“ in Georgia, Company “Asia Energy” and Gas educational-research Center.
MCA - Georgia is implementing three projects in general, professional and higher education. First meeting within the General Education Project was held at the Ministry of Education and Science.
From
the beginning of the current year, under the initiative of the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia, one or more specialists (special teacher;
coordinator; psychologist) of inclusive education are employed in the schools
having pupils with special educational needs.
A working meeting was organized at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with the representatives of Estonian Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
Today, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia introduced the initiatives for the employment of people with disabilities during 2014 to the social partners.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Lia Gigauri and Gia Mamulashvili, Head of National Center for Teacher Professional Development congratulated a respected teacher of Public School 54 on March 8 and presented her gifts.
Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia met up to 500 students of Akaki Tsereteli State University in Kutaisi. The meeting was conducted in the form of a lecture and dialogue.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze
attended a scientific conference arranged at Georgian technical University and
dedicated to the 70th jubilee of Zhiuli Shartava.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science Lia Gigauri opened a modern teaching physics
laboratory in Tbilisi Komarov Physics-mathematical Public School #199.
A meeting was held by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli
Gharibashvili and Marie-Pierre Poirier, the UNICEF Regional Director for
Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS in order to discuss the progress
achieved in the implementation process of a joint action program.
Minister of
Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze visited children suffering
from leukemia at Iashvili Central Hospital. Minister Sanikidze congratulated
their mothers with the Mother’s Day, expressed her support and wished them a
prompt recovery.
Deputy Minister of Education Lia Gigauri and Director of
Teachers Professional Development Center Gia Mamulashvili wished a happy
Mother’s day to a teacher form Public School 180 who is a mother of a large
family and presented gifts to her.
A presentation of “Teacher’s Book”, an
auxiliary textbook was held for teachers at Teacher House. Tamar
Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science and Gia Mamulashvili, Head of
National Center for Teacher Professional Development introduced the textbook to
the guests.
A
new school is being built in village Abano, Kareli Municipality. Tamar
Sanikidze, Minister of Education, Davit Narmania, Minister of Regional
Development and Infrastructure and Paata Zakareishvili, Head of the
Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and
Civic Equality visited the site and met with the school representatives and the
builders.
Registration deadline for those who wish to pass examinations in the form of externat, was approved with the Order of Minister N170 of February 10, 2014. The period for registration starts on February 14, 2014 and ends on February 21, 2014. Period for examinations shall start on March 6, 2014 and last till March 21. 2014.
For the first time in Georgia, American
universities together with Georgian state universities will carry out
educational programs in engineering and natural sciences. Alumni shall receive
diploma of an American university.
A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between LLC “Blood
Bank” at Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital and the Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia. Within the framework of the abovementioned Minister of
Education Tamar Sanikidze and the Ministry staff donated blood for the
children (age: 0-8)suffering from leukemia and other severe pathologies.
MCA-Georgia held a presentation of the project
“Professional development of teachers and school principals and elaboration of
class evaluation system” with the support of the Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia, The goal was to inform public, stakeholders,
educational institutions, international, non-governmental and donor
organizations on MCA-Georgia general... Read More
In response to the controversial statements
spread in the Media, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia would
like to clarify that the Compact worth of 140 million USD was signed between
the Government of Georgia and the USA MCC on the 26th of July.
Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia held a working meeting with the journalists within the framework of the project “Good Governance in Georgia”. The Minister spoke about the plans and strategic directions for 2014 and ongoing projects.
Competition “I am the Ombudsman” 2013 ended. Today, participants of the
competition were awarded at Tbilisi Marriott. Tamar Sanikidze, Minister
of Education and Science of Georgia, Ucha Nanuashvili, Ombudsman of
Georgia and Thomas Hemmerberg, Special Representative of the EU in
Georgia congratulated the finalists and awarded them.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Deputy Ministers, representatives of the Ministry and the UNICEF held a meeting with the journalists. The conference was arranged as a part of the UNICEF- funded project “New Challenges and Plans in Education System”.
The first donors coordination meeting of 2014was organized by
the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and MCA-Georgia. The
meeting was leaded by Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of
Georgia.
MCC Georgia made a presentation of the study findings on “Obstacles for participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics educational programs and study of employment market demands” in cooperation with IPM-Research.
Debates were held on “Vocational Education and Trainings in Georgia” with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science. The event was organized by International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET) in cooperation with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
An electronic portal www.students.eqe.ge for students’ mobility for spring semester of the academic year 2013-2014 was opened today, at 11 a.m. Students will be able to make their choice till February 13, 18:30 p.m.
A working meeting was organized by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the UNDP. A dialogue on the implementation and development of agrarian educational and consultation services was conducted between the stakeholders.
Delegation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, headed by Minister Armen Ashotyan is visiting Georgia at the invitation of Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia.
Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia and Stephen Haykin, USAID Mission Director in Georgia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. Innovative approaches to reading and Maths teaching for primary level grades shall be implemented within the framework of the Memorandum.
Textbooks
have been written for the sewing sector of vocational education institutions
within the Economic Prosperity Initiative (EPI) program of the USAID.
Special
Governmental Commission at the Ministry of Regional Development and
Infrastructure, working on the needs of affected population living in nearby
villages of a demarcation line held a session.
World Education Forum taking place since January 20 in London is over. Education leaders of the world and among them, the delegation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, had an opportunity to visit BETT Show at ExCel Centre.
A working meeting on the topic of inclusive vocational education was organized at vocational college “Spectri”. First Deputy Minister of Education and Science Ketevan Natriashvili, directors of vocational colleges, field experts, stakeholders and the organizations participated in the meeting.
A two-day Conference was held on the topic of strengthening social partnership in Georgia. The Conference was opened by First Deputy Minister Ketevan Natriashvili.
The delegation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia held a number of meetings in London as part of the World Education Forum. Tamar Sanikidze held individual meetings with Education Ministers of different countries, experts of science management and professors in the field of pedagogical education.
World Education Forum 2014 is taking place in London from January 20. The Forum is attended by 133 delegations among them, 101 ministers of education. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia and Deputy Minister Lia Gigauri are attending the Forum. The visit was arranged by the British Council.
Irakli Silagadze was selected for the position of Head of Tsageri Educational Resource Center.
Ketevan Shekiladze was selected for the position of Head of Terjola Educational Resource Center.
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) is starting the implementation of Civil Education Support Project with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
New schools are being constructed in villages Mukhrani and Tsilkani of Mtskheta District. Today, Minister of Education and Science Tamar Sanikidze visited the site.
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
Tamar Sanikidze wished a Happy New Year to teachers and this time, from a
family of many children. Today, Minister of Education visited Lia Lomsadze, an
English language teacher of Tbilisi Public School №47 and Ketevan Kupreishvili,
a Maths teacher of Tbilisi Public School №195. They are mothers of many
children. Tamar Sanikidze wished them... Read More
Minister of Education and Science Tamar Sanikidze wished merry Christmas and a happy New Year to come to the pupils, their parents and teachers from №202 Public School, especially to the pupils with special educational needs and noted that the Ministry shall continue implementing important projects in future.
Within “Inclusive Education Promotion Program” children
suffering from leukemia are provided with educational services at Iashvili
Children’s Central Hospital.
A
meeting was held at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Minister
of Education Tamar Sanikidze talked about accomplished projects and future
plans and summarized the activities carried out by the Ministry during 2013.
Inclusive
education is declared as one of the major priorities by the Ministry of
Education and Science of Georgia. The Ministry has implemented a number of
important projects.
With the initiative of the Minister of Justice, Public Service Hall shall start issuing ID cards free of charge. Minister Tea Tsulukiani announced the initiative during the briefing at the Ministry of Justice.
Today, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze held a meeting with the students of Grigol Robakidze University. The meeting was conducted in the form of a lecture and dialogue with the initiative of the students from the Department of Journalism.
A
conference “European vision of education quality assurance”was organized by
National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement. The conference was opened
by Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze.
Education Management Information System of the Minister of Education and Science summed up the activities completed in 2013. First Deputy Minister of Education Ketevan Natriashvili attended the presentation.
A conference “Role of Private Sector in Vocational Education” was organized under the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science and Vocational College “Spektri”.
Organization
of a common two-year master programme in three Georgian universities on
European Integration and Employment Relations, EIGER shall start within
Tempus/TASIS program. Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University,
Georgian-American University and Caucasus University are target
universities
from Georgia.
Today,
Minister of Education and Science Tamar Sanikidze and Deputy Minister
Lia
Gigauri awarded successful graduates with Gold Medals within “Supporting
Gifted and Talented Youth Program.” 780 Gold Medals and 1041 Silver
Medals will
be awarded in 2013 throughout Georgia.
Sulkhan Sisauri, Head of Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation awarded authors of innovative projects within the competition “Leonardo Da Vinci 2013”.
Heating system has been installed in 57 schools in 2013. New heating system has been installed in 37 schools. The project is carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy.
Agricultural
products, wine, wood and thick felt works made in the process of practical work
by the students of vocational college “Aisi” were exhibited in the college.
Three-minute
films festival “The EU
Reporter for a Day” award ceremony was organized with the initiative of the EU
Delegation to Georgia and the support of the Ministry of Education and Science.
