Mikheil Chkhenkeli: "Cooperation with international donor organizations for the development of Georgia's education system will continue in a roundtable format"
Mikheil Chkhenkeli, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, hosted international donor organizations that, together with the Ministry, implement a number of important projects for the development of the education sector. The meeting was attended by representatives of the European Union, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), USAID, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the British Council, the French Institute and other international organizations.
The World Bank will implement a project worth 100 million US dollars for the development of the education system in Georgia. The project “Innovation, Inclusion and Quality” will contribute to the development of human capital by increasing access to preschool education, ensuring quality education and a favorable learning environment.
Within the framework of the meeting, World Bank representative Soren Nellemann delivered a presentation on the new program “Innovation, Inclusion and Quality”, which will contribute to the improvement of the education system in Georgia.
During the meeting with international donor organizations, Mikheil Chkhenkeli spoke about ongoing reforms at all levels of education and emphasized the importance of support and involvement of international donor organizations in this process.
Mikheil Chkhenkeli: “We had a very interesting meeting with international donor organizations that are actively involved in the education reform. At the meeting, we discussed one of the important projects that we are implementing in cooperation with the World Bank. The financial component of this project amounts to 102 million US dollars and will be used to develop educational infrastructure as well as to raise quality at all levels of education.
At the meeting, we invited donor organizations to continue productive cooperation in a round table format, which will enable them to coordinate their activities for the development of Georgia's education system.“
