$30 Million from MCC for Implementing American Bachelor’s Programs in Georgia

Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Fund - Georgia Magda Magradze and Dean of San Diego State University (SDSU) Georgia Ken Walsh held an informational meeting with the students and professors of Samtskhe-Javakheti State University. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the details of the higher education project “San Diego State University and Georgia 2020”, funded by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation, to students, graduating high school students, and school principals.

The aforementioned project will be implemented by San Diego State University and a consortium consisting of three Georgian state universities. As a result, graduates will receive American education and diplomas in Georgia in engineering, technology, and natural sciences. The project budget is 30 million US dollars.

The consortium consisting of San Diego State University, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Ilia State University, and the Georgian Technical University was selected as a result of a three-stage international tender. San Diego State University will implement the following undergraduate programs in Georgia starting from the 2014-2015 academic year:

The project “San Diego State University and Georgia 2020” began in 2014 and is implemented within the framework of the second 140 million US dollar Compact of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed between Georgia and the USA in 2013, which provides for the implementation of projects in the general, vocational, and higher education sectors. The goal of the Compact is to strengthen human capital in Georgia in line with labor market demands through the development of specialists in engineering and technology fields.