Cooperation with the French Embassy in Georgia in the Field of Higher Education and Science Continues

Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Nunu Mitskevich held a working meeting with the Ambassador of France to Georgia, H.E. Diego Colas. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Embassy: Pierre Clouet, Director of the French Institute, Eléonore Garnier, Attaché for Scientific Cooperation, and David Tertre, Coordinator for Linguistic and Educational Affairs.

The discussion focused on the "French-Georgian University Project" agreement concluded between the Government of Georgia and the French Republic on May 26, 2018, which provides for institutional cooperation between the parties in the fields of higher education and scientific research. Based on this agreement, work is underway to launch joint programs at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and the Georgian Technical University.  In addition, upon the initiative of the Embassy of France, the mobility of the employees of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement to France is planned, as well as a visit of French experts to Georgia to share best practices.

According to the Ambassador of France, Diego Colas, their priority is to support young people. Accordingly, in cooperation with the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, a new program to support young scientists is planned to be announced, on which intensive work is currently underway.

As Deputy Minister Nunu Mitskevich noted, it is important for the future that Georgian students have a diverse choice of joint programs at Georgian universities. The parties also scheduled follow-up meetings to discuss specific issues in detail.