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The Minister Personally Congratulated the Parents with Mothers’ Day
Aleksandre Jejelava, Vice Prime Ministerof Georgia and the minister of Education and Science had a meeting with active parents, members of parents’ clubs to personally congratulate with the Mothers’ Day and wish them a lot of success in their lives.
Meeting of the School Directors’ Board
Aleksandre Jejelava, minister of Education and Science held a regular meeting with the members of School Directors’ Board. The Minister briefly reviewed the new initiatives, the majority of which are carried out as pilot projects and will be successfully established in all public schools in the nearest future.
Free Lessons
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia launched a new large-scale project Free Lessons to facilitate improvement of the quality of education, increase motivation of children to study, expand opportunities for informal education and contribute to creating an interesting and creative school life.
UEFA Summit Held in Georgia
For the first time in the history of Georgia, the management authority of the European Football organized UEFA Summit in Georgia. The presidents of football federations from 14 countries, the representatives of the ministries of education, sport and youth affairs attended the summit.
Deputy Minister Held a Meeting with School Directors
Lia Gigauri, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia held a meeting with the directors of public schools in Chiatura. This type of meetings aim to help school directors to ensure efficient management of schools and child-oriented study environment
ADAPTED TRANSPORT WILL SERVE 11 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Within the framework of the program “Access to Inclusive Education”, the Tbilisi City Hall continues to provide the children with special educational needs and disabilities with adapted transport. For this purpose, the City Hall purchased four new adapted mini-buses. Tbilisi City Hall, together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, has selected 11 public schools that will be served by these mini-buses. Mayor of Tbilisi, Deputy Minister of Education and Science and Chairperson of the City Council tranferred the adapted transport to 60 public schools today.
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia launches consideration of a draft law of Georgia “On Vocational Education”
A new draft law on “Vocational Education “has been prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia in consideration of a comprehensive analysis of the “Law of Georgia on Vocational Education”, Strategy for Reform of Vocational Education, Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia (“Georgia 2020), EU-Georgia Association Agreement, local context, as well as best European experience in the field of vocational education.
WINNER TEAM OF THE INNOVATION COMPETITION WILL TRAVEL TO NASA
The Millennium Challenge Account has announced a winner team of the Millennium Innovation Competition, which will travel to NASA in the United States and take part in the Educational Program of the Cosmic Center University. Independent Experts Commission has announced three best teams of senior pupils, who have presented projects in innovations, new technologies and natural sciences. Second and third place teams were awarded with prizes, and the first place team will travel to NASA in the United States in 2017 and take part in an educational program of the Cosmic Center University.
CHIATURA PUPILS CONDUCTED THE PERFORMANCE
By initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, every pupil will be given an opportunity to reveal his/her talent in different fields of art. Artistic circles will be established in schools and interesting lessons of art will be conducted, as it is important for the school pupils to get interested in art and to develop harmoniously.
SUBSEQUENT WINTER SCHOOL OF “CIVIC INITIATIVES PLATFORM” WAS HELD
Subsequent winter school of “Civic Initiatives Platform” was held, during which Aleksandre Jejelava met with the school pupils and delivered a lecture on topic “Education and Leadership”.
PUPILS PRESENTED THE PROJECTS FULFILLED BY THEM
The pupils participating in the Civic Education Program “Future Generation” presented the photo exhibition of the projects fulfilled by them. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Lia Gigauri, the spouses of US Congressmen, director of the Civic Education Program “Future Generation”, Director of Georgian Office of “PH International” and the representatives of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) attended the exhibition.
SPORT LIFE IN SCHOOLS
Tbilisi Public School №51 joined the initiative of the Government to introduce healthy lifestyle in schools and started the school competitions in 12 kinds of sport. The tournaments will be held during one month and almost all pupils of school will be involved in it. The Olympiad was solemnly opened today. Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Aleksandre Jejelava, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Tariel Khechikashvili, the representatives of the sports federations and the Olympic champions attended the opening ceremony and several sports events.
THE MEETING OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION WAS HELD
On February 23-24, the IV Session of the International Supervisory Board was held at Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The member of the Board, the Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, the Minister of Education and Science Aleksandre Jejelava opened the meeting.
CADETS MEMORIAL DAY
On 23 February, on the Cadets Memorial Day, the representatives of the legislative and executive authorities, the descendants of cadets, “Chokosnebi” and other honorable guests laid a wreath on the memorial board of adets and honored the memory of the cadets, died in the Kojori-Tabakhmela battle against the Russian army in 1921.
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT IN 2016
The Millennium Challenge Account held the presentation of the activities implemented in 2016. As a result of the activities carried out within the Compact, 1.7 million lives of Georgian citizens will change for the better.
REGISTRATION FOR EXTERN EXAMS STARTED
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia announces registration of applicants for general education program in the form of extern from February 22 to March 2, 2017.
ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE COLLEGES OF GEORGIA HELD A FORUM
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia took part in working of the Fourth Forum of Association of Private Colleges of Georgia. The report of the work done by the Association in 2015-2016 and the results achieved during the two years were presented.
IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT - LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Within the framework of the professional development program of teachers and school directors of “Millennium Challenge Account – Georgia”, carried out by the National Center for Teacher Professional Development, which is being implemented by the Teacher Professional Development Center, trainings are conducting for all public school directors and facilitators for improvement of school management.
“HORIZON 2020” - INFORMATION DAY
Within the framework of the information days of “Horizon 2020”, the information day of the European Union Framework Program for Research and Innovation - “Horizon 2020” was held to the direction of safe, clean and efficient energy in the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by and between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and “Alexandre Ghurtskaia Gymnasium – GG”. According to the Memorandum, joint educational projects will be developed and implemented in order to conduct Olympiads in natural sciences, to organize workshops and conferences for pupils and teachers and to identify talented students.
WORLD EDUCATION FORUM
World Education Forum was held in London. The ministers of education from 95 countries and up to 800 representatives of the education sector took part in the forum. Many important issues were discussed at the forum, including common problems in the field of education. The ways of solving the problems, new approaches and strategies were discussed. Within the framework of the forum, individual meetings were held with the ministers of education of different countries in order to share their experience.No news found.