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Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia launches an educational project “Teleskola” in collaboration with First Channel

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, in cooperation with Georgian Public Broadcaster’s First Channel, and with an active involvement of the Chairman of the Committee on Education, Science and Culture of the Parliament of Georgia, are launching an educational project titled - Teleskola. Starting March 30, Georgian Public Broadcaster’s Second Channel will be live transmitting lessons for school students. The project envisages the execution of tele-lessons provided by the national curriculum.

Ekaterine Dgebuadze met with representatives of the Association of Private Schools

Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Ekaterine Dgebuadze held a meeting with the representatives of the Association of Private Schools.

Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the fields of education, science, culture and sports

With regards to the prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19), and due to the declared state of emergency in the country; the Presidential decree dictates, the teaching process to be continued uninterrupted, and the government be given the right to define necessary changes in terms and conditions for the previously established rules and regulations over the “Early and Preschool Education”, “General Education”, “Vocational Education”, “Special Vocational Education”, and “Higher Education”.

March 21st marks the World Down Syndrome Day!

World Down Syndrome Day was officially recognized in 2011 under the auspices of the United Nations. Georgia for the ninth time joins the World Initiative with a worldwide message - "The decision is up to us".

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia to assist schools in conducting distance education properly

Due to Coronavirus-related preventive measures and due to the current suspension of the learning process, a decision has been made by the Interagency Coordination Council headed by the Prime Minister, that the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia offer the public school administration, teachers and students a technical assistance.

The rules and deadlines for the submission of competition applications under the Culture Promotion Program are subject to change

Per decision of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, in order to avoid the spread of the new Coronavirus epidemic, based on the recommendations of the Prime Minister’s Interagency Council and the Ministry of Health of Georgia, the terms for receiving applications for Culture Promotion Program competition are being changed.

Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia offers more than 15 Microsoft Products for Distance Learning at Public Schools

Due to Coronavirus-related preventive measures and due to the current suspension of the learning process, a decision has been made by the Inter-Agency Coordination Council headed by the Prime Minister, that the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia offer the public school administration, teachers and students more than 15 different Microsoft Office products, which will further facilitate the execution of interactive lessons online.

UNICEF Representatives got acquainted with the ongoing projects of the Resource Office

The deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia – Ekaterine Dgebuadze, together with the head of Educational Police Unit - Gela Geladze and other officials from Psycho-Social Services introduced UNICEF representative - Dr. Ghassan Khalil with the ongoing projects.

Attention Contestants: The Procedure for Submitting Contest Applications is Changing

In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, within the framework of the Culture Support Program, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia will accept the competitive documentation (including applications, project proposals and other requested attachments) of the competitions announced within the framework of the Culture Support Program electronically at the following address: [email protected]

To maximize access to vocational education, the Ministry has developed a specific plan

Owing to the decision of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Georgia to prevent the spread of the new corona virus, the educational institutions, including vocational colleges, have prolonged holidays in line with the recommendations of the Prime Minister's Interagency Council and the Ministry of Health.

Active work on e-learning within the educational framework continues

With the Prime Minister-led Interagency Coordination Council in place to prevent coronavirus, holidays at educational institutions were prolonged until April 1.

All sports activities planned in March have been cancelled in Georgia

Due to ongoing events related to the high risk of the Corona virus spreading, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports has decided to suspend all sports activities planned for March and April.

Owing to the Prime Minister's initiative, all Georgian citizens will gain free access to 2093 e-books on lit.ge for the duration of one month.

With the initiative of the Prime Minister of Georgia - Giorgi Gakharia and the involvement of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, all Georgian citizens are given free access to online bookstore – lit.ge for the duration of one month for books published by Palitra L and Bakur Sulakauri Publishing House.

In order to prevent the spread of the new Corona virus, cultural events in Georgia have been suspended

In order to avoid the spread of the new Corona virus, which aims to minimize the intense concentration of people in closed indoor spaces, in conjunction with heeding the advice and recommendations issued by the Prime Minister’s Interagency Council and the Ministry of Health, The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports has made a solemn decision to temporarily cancel all culture events, performances, concerts, competitions, festivals and other proceedings.

Mikheil Chkhenkeli: "I have promised our university rectors, the Ministry will remain by their side, in order to effectively introduce the Online Learning Component"

The Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Mikheil Chkhenkeli held a meeting with rectors of higher education institutions authorized in Georgia and introduced them to the decisions of the Interagency Council on the new Coronavirus.

Sports events in Georgia have been suspended to prevent the spread of the new Corona virus

Due to the spread of the new Corona virus (COVID - 19) - officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday, many sporting events around the world have been postponed or cancelled indefinitely.

Holidays were prolonged at general education institutions

The acting Interagency Council, led by the Prime Minister of Georgia, decided to extend holidays until April 1, in an effort to continue to battle the spread of New Coronavirus.

Mikheil Chkhenkeli: "Due to the significance of health of our youth, we have decided to extend holidays at the Educational Institutions until April 1”

According to the decision of the Interagency Council on Coronavirus, led by the Prime Minister, the holidays at the educational institutions were prolonged until April 1.

The winners of “Translated Play 2020” were revealed

The winners of the Translated Play 2020 competition, founded by Mikheil Tumanishvili Foundation were as follows:

Zviad Gamsakhurdia Prize Competition announced

In cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation has announced a competition named after the First President of the Republic of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia. The competition aims to popularize Kartvelology and encourage foreign scientists working abroad to make significant achievements in Kartvelology.

Disinfection works of cultural sites continue

In line with the new Coronavirus prevention measures, intensive disinfection of cultural sites continues. Disinfection works were carried out in museums, theaters, rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, wardrobes and inventory was processed with special antibacterial solutions.