Category: Education

Georgia extends classroom phone ban to teachers

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, January 21 – Georgia is preparing to ban the use of mobile phones during classroom lessons, not only for students but also for teachers, under a broader reform of the general education system. The Ministry of Education of Georgia confirmed on Wednesday that public school teachers will no longer be allowed to use mobile … Read more

Georgia revokes decision to freeze Gulen-linked university's student intake

December 9, 2018 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian regulatory body for quality in education on Saturday revoked a controversial decision to bar a Tbilisi university from accepting new students for a period of one year. Black Sea International University, one of Georgia’s leading higher educational institutions, was also allowed to increase the number of students enrolled each year from 2,500 … Read more

Georgia bows to Turkey's Erdogan again, cracks down on Gulen-linked university in Tbilisi

August 21, 2018 by DFW-admin

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia keeps on cracking down on educational institutions linked to the Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom Ankara has accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Bologna inclusion lifted quality of Georgia’s education system

January 28, 2017 by DFWatch staff

Bologna_process_Center_for_Social_Sciences2 — (OSGF.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has bolstered the quality of its higher education and research, thanks to its inclusion in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the authors of a new report argue.

By joining the EHEA, popularly referred to as the Bologna process,

Fake TSU diplomas may be in circulation after forgery ring busted

November 29, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A forgery ring sold diplomas that looked like they were issued by the country’s most prestigious educational institution, Tbilisi State University. Investigators are now trying to hunt down the fake documents.

Student activists interrupt opening ceremony at TSU

September 26, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TSU_Auditorium_115_Giorgi_Sharashidze — (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Student activists interrupted the traditional welcoming of new students at Tbilisi State University on Monday, in protest against the election of a former deputy education minister as new rector.

An activist group called Auditorium 115 prevented Giorgi Sharvashidze

Tbilisi State University to select new rector on April 20

April 5, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi State University (TSU) has scheduled the selection of a new rector for April 20.

Vladimer Papava resigned as rector after a student rebellion and a nearly week-long sit-in.

The TSU’s academic council decided on Monday that the

17% of teachers pass professional exams, up from 4% in 2015

March 10, 2016 by DFWatch staff

tamar_sanikidze — Education Minister Tamar Sanikidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The vast majority of Georgian school teachers have failed their professional exams.

On Thursday, Businesscontact.ge published statistics which shows that the teachers in primary school had the worst exam results of all.

Teachers

TSU elects former economy minister as new rector

August 16, 2013 by DFWatch staff

reqtoris-archevnebi-tsu__11_ — Newly elected TSU rector Vladimer Papava (left) and his predecessor Aleksandre Kvitashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Vladimer Papava, an economics professor who was economy minister during President Shevardnadze in the 1990s, has been elected as rector of Tbilisi State University.

Papava was supported by ten of the board’s 12 members, the remaining two voted for Irma

TSU students to protest Friday against rector election

August 15, 2013 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Students at Tbilisi State University are planning a protest on Friday against the system of having the 12-member academic board of the institution elect a rector.

Organizers say it is not right that only 12 persons decide this, when there are more