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Information Meetings - Fulbright
In July 2017, every Wednesday and Friday, from 13:00 p.m. to 15:00 p.m., the information meetings about the Fulbright Graduate Student Program for the 2018-2019 academic years will be held.
People responsible for School Catering will be Retrained
The project of retraining has been launched for the representatives of those companies providing public school catering facilities. Within the framework of the new project, all business operators of the public schools, i.e. the persons responsible for the healthy nutrition of the schoolchildren, will be retrained by the end of the current year.
New Educational Project of Georgia and Germany
The specialists of the International Technical University of Munich (TUM International) will develop the Kutaisi University Complex development plan, academic and research programs together with the Georgian side. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia - Teimuraz Murgulia and Managing Director of International Technical University of Munich - Daniel Gottschald signed the relevant document today.
Georgia will become an International Educational Center
The University City equipped with the largest, state-of-the-arts infrastructure and the newest laboratories in the Caucasus region will be built in Kutaisi.
Rehabilitation of Three Public Schools was completed in Kareli
“Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) – Georgia” implements the projects in the general, professional and higher education sector through the140 million USD grant (compact) assigned by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US Government to Georgia. At this stage, 19 public schools have been rehabilitated and equipped with the laboratories (in total, 5336 pupils).
Graduates of Tbilisi Schools were awarded with Gold Medals
588 graduates of Tbilisi schools were awarded with gold medals for completion of the 2015-2016 academic years with honors.
Successful Graduates of Kutaisi Schools were awarded with Gold Medals
For enhancement of pupils’ motivation, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia carries out certain projects or programs, including “Subprogram of Medals of Successful Pupils”, aiming to encourage pupils’ academic achievements and to present successful pupils.
Forum was held on Vocational Education Issues
Promotion of realization of the vocational education potential was discussed at the second forum of Education Policy, organized by UNICEF Georgia, World Bank and TSU International School of Economics (ISET).
A Component for Promotion of Senior Teachers was added to the Scheme
According to the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, the rule of external observation was approved within the framework of commencement of teachers’ activities, professional development and career advancement scheme. The rule regulates the processes related to external observation in order to observe the lessons conducted by the senior teacher. Registration for external observations will be announced by September next year.
Invention of Pupils from Kutaisi
The fourth and fifth grade pupils of Kutaisi schools made the “height measuring decoder” on the free lessons of applied physics, mathematics and informatics and thus made their idea completely realized. This unique tool measures any height, including in inaccessible areas.
Vocational Education Teachers are awarded with International Certificates
Vocational education teachers in the direction of construction and tourism were on study visit in Slovakia. The project “European Teacher” was initiated and organized by the Information Center on NATO and EU. The teachers were selected through competition.
Scientific Conference dedicated to 95th Anniversary of Mariam Lortkipanidze at TSU
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University celebrated 95th anniversary of famous Georgian historian Mariam Lortkipanidze today with scientific conference – “Mariam Lortkipanidze - 95”.
In New Modern Building from the New Academic Year
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science, Aleksandre Jejelava visited the new building of Caucasus University.
Rustaveli-DAAD Scholarship Program
For the first time this year Shota Rustaveli National Scientific Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service are implementing the joint scholarship program „Rustaveli-DAAD“.
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Board of Directors of public and private schools meet every month and discuss the issues that are urgent for all schools of Georgia, including the problematic issues that unite the certain schools; exactly discussing each of them and seeking ways to solve them is the purpose of the Board. Subsequent session was held in Tbilisi Public School № 117 and was led by the Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava.
Free Arts Lessons at Tbilisi 60th School
Free lessons were successfully implemented in Tbilisi 60th Public School, within the frameworks of which pupils carried out the projects - “Decoupage i.e. renewal of old things” and “Creation of Hand-made Books”. They breathed new life into the old, damaged and useless things, renewed them and brought them back to their functions, made plots, illustrations and constructed little books with their own hands. Lia Gigauri, Deputy Minister of Education and Science was introduced to the activities of the pupils and she reviewed their work made within the scope of the project.
National Teacher Prize was Established
Under the initiative and by organization of the coalition “Education for All” and the National Center for Teacher Professional Development of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the National Teacher Prize campaign and its selection contest is underway with s slogan - “Future is in Education”. This initiative is carried out for the first time in Georgia and represents a part of the global campaign “The Global Teacher Prize“, aiming at promotion of the teacher’s profession.
Senior pupils got familiar with the new standard of civil education
In the course of revision of the National Curriculum, it is very important to discuss the revised National Curriculum with different interested groups. School pupils belong that huge group, which are directly applied by the changes in the National Curriculum. Hence, it is essential to introduce them to the news related to the National Curriculum and to hear their opinions about this issue in order to form really active teaching programs.
Scholarship for Hungarian Students and Researchers
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and International Education Center are announcing the contest for Hungarian students and researchers for the 2017 academic year. Interested people will get education in summer schools in Georgia.
Competition of Business Ideas – aBItour Winner High-School Graduates
High-school graduates presented interesting and innovative projects for the joint scholarship competition of Ilia State University and business forum “Forbes” for the high-school graduates registered on unified national examinations. Among them 3 winners were announced:
Cooperation with the Peace Corps of America will be strengthened
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava hosted a high-level delegation of the US Peace Corps and the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly. The Peace Corps delegation was represented under the guidance of the Acting Associate Director Sheila Crowley. Among the members of the delegation was Matt McKinney, a representative of the Peace Corps at the White House.No news found.