Irina Abuladze met with the French delegation

Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Irina Abuladze, together with Giorgi Sharvashidze, Rector of Tbilisi State University, held a working meeting with Jérôme Chartier, Vice-President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, and other representatives of the French delegation.

At the meeting, the Deputy Minister positively assessed the existing partnership relations between Georgia and France in various areas of education. In particular, she emphasized the significance of signing the agreement on the implementation of the "French-Georgian University" project on May 26, 2018, which will contribute to Georgian students acquiring quality knowledge and the country's economic progress in the future.

The Deputy Minister also touched upon the need to take steps to promote the popularization of the French language, which is related to the support of the French side both in increasing the number of scholarships at all levels of higher education and in cooperation within the framework of summer camps and general educational projects at the school level. The meeting also addressed the issue of internationalization of vocational education, and prospects for deepening cooperation with the French side in this direction were outlined.

Jérôme Chartier introduced the Georgian side to the capabilities of the Île-de-France region in the fields of education, research and innovation, as well as arts and sports. He also discussed the possibilities for developing future cooperation with the Georgian side.