Mikheil Batiashvili and the UNICEF Representative Discussed the Education Reform

To discuss ongoing cooperation in the field of education and planned projects, Mikheil Batiashvili, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, met with Ghassan Khalil, Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Georgia.

The UNICEF Representative thanked the Minister for the fruitful cooperation, noted that the ongoing and future reforms in education are a significant challenge for the country, and emphasized UNICEF's readiness to continue active cooperation with the Ministry.

During the meeting, special attention was paid to the cooperation between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) aimed at developing the general education system through a comprehensive and multi-vector evaluation of the general education system. A visit by the OECD expert mission is scheduled for April of this year, during which the final version of the general education system evaluation report in Georgia will be discussed.

Among other issues, the meeting focused on the importance of preschool education development and the deepening of cooperation with UNICEF in this direction.

At the end of the meeting, the Minister thanked the UNICEF Representative in Georgia for his support and for the cooperation that the United Nations Children's Fund implements in the Georgian educational space through various projects.