Tamar Sanikidze introduced ongoing and future projects to the students

Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze met with 200 students from Tbilisi state and private higher education institutions and briefed them on the implemented and planned updates in the field of higher education.

For the first time this year, within the framework of the social program, twice as many students will be funded (http://www.mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=4791&lang=geo). 2,560,000 GEL has been allocated for funding within the framework of the social program for students enrolled in accredited higher educational programs based on the results of the 2013 Unified National Examinations. In the past academic year, this amount constituted 1,118,208 GEL.   

For the first time this year, within the framework of the social program, students enrolled on the basis of the results of the 2011 and 2012 Unified National Examinations will also be funded (http://www.mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=4791&lang=geo), whose families are registered in the unified database of socially vulnerable families and whose family rating score is equal to or less than 70,000. 

For the first time this year, graduate students will also be funded within the framework of the social program (http://mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=4792&lang=geo). 205,000 GEL has been allocated for the funding of master's students enrolled in the 2013-2014 academic year through the state master's study grant. 

For the first time this year, the state will fund studies in doctoral programs, for which 1 million GEL has been allocated; 

For the first time this year, the state will fund the studies of students enrolled in 17 specializations of leading undergraduate fields at state higher education institutions.

The annual volume of state funding to be issued on the basis of the 2013 national exams has doubled (grant funding will apply to all faculties);

The budget of the "State Scholarships for Students" program has doubled.

 The Ministry also implements such important projects as:

• - Student exchange programs within the framework of mobility at various leading higher education institutions around the world (funded by the host countries);
• - Funding of doctoral educational programs with study-research grants;
• - Organization of winter and summer schools for the 2013-2014 academic year for students of state higher educational institutions in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, social and humanitarian sciences;
• - Funding for the renewal and improvement of the book stock / laboratory equipment necessary for the relevant educational programs by state higher educational institutions, and others.