Mikheil Chkhenkeli congratulated Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University on its 80th anniversary
Mikheil Chkheidze, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, took part in the event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University, addressed the public, and congratulated the university's students, academic, and administrative personnel on the jubilee.
Mikheil Chkheidze: „Telavi University is more than an educational institution – it is one of the most important monuments of our culture and literacy, and, at the same time, a strong pillar of the region's and the country's modernity.
I thank the professors and scientists who today pass on invaluable knowledge and experience to the builders of the country's tomorrow – the youth; and the students who, by acquiring knowledge, are creating not only their own dignified future, but a new Georgia of educated and free individuals. Thank you to every employee who tirelessly serves the development of the University.
I would like to inform you that the Ministry has already planned to finance the renovation and rehabilitation works of the exterior facade of Telavi State University. Furthermore, in cooperation with international funds, [we will participate] in the restoration and rehabilitation of the fourth building of Telavi State University. The renovated building, equipped with modern laboratories, will be established as a regional center for scientific-research activities in the agrarian direction. In addition, a vocational school of winemaking and viticulture will emerge within Telavi University, which will be founded in cooperation with German partners. Our support will continue in all beneficial initiatives.“
The jubilee event of Telavi State University was held at the Telavi Vazha-Pshavela Professional State Drama Theatre and was attended by professors, teachers, and students from various universities in Georgia.
Within the framework of the anniversary event, distinguished educators of the university and the student with the best results in the Unified National Exams were awarded.
Telavi State University is the successor to the greatest traditions of the Ikalto Academy and the Telavi Philosophical-Theological School.
In 1939, a Teachers' Institute was established in Telavi, which was later transformed into a Pedagogical Institute. In 1999, it was granted the status of a state university.
Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University is the only higher educational institution in the Kakheti region, playing a major role in the socio-economic and cultural life of the region.
