Meeting with Foreign Experts

The meeting focused on the recent innovations and new projects implemented in the fields of education and science in Georgia. Among other topics, Giorgi Sharvashidze provided the foreign experts with information regarding the Council for Research and Innovation established under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the rehabilitation and equipping of scientific-research institutions, increased salaries for scientists, and other matters.

Within the framework of the working meeting, the Deputy Minister also touched upon Georgia's association process within "Horizon 2020" and discussed the plans that the Ministry will implement in this direction. "We once again reiterate that Georgia is becoming a member of 'Horizon 2020' and Georgian scientists have the right to participate in the grand-scale programs implemented in Europe in the field of research," stated Giorgi Sharvashidze.