Friday, October 16, 2026

Education

Georgia’s higher education quality agency regains European registration

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TBILISI, October 6 – Georgia’s national higher education quality agency has regained its registration with EQAR, a European register for higher education quality assurance bodies. The European Quality Assurance Register’s Registration Committee decided on September 22 to restore the status of Georgia’s quality control agency for higher education. The decision was based on an assessment … Read more

Free school meals proposal stalls in Georgian parliament

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TBILISI, October 6 – A citizen-backed proposal to introduce free meals in Georgia’s public schools has been sent back for revisions by parliament – again. This time, officials raised technical and infrastructure concerns about the scheme, Interpressnews reported. The proposal was submitted as a citizens’ legislative initiative, a procedure that requires at least 25,000 voter … Read more

Over 1,200 students qualify for university in second round

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TBILISI, September 23 – More than 1,200 applicants have secured places at universities and vocational schools in Georgia in the second round of admissions. Georgia’s National Assessment and Examinations Center announced Wednesday that 1,242 of the 1,715 applicants who registered for the second round had gained the right to study at higher education or vocational … Read more

Georgia climbs in 2025 PISA results

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TBILISI, September 9 – Georgian 15-year-olds improved their results in the latest PISA international education tests, with especially strong gains in science and mathematics. The PISA 2025 results, released Tuesday by the OECD, showed Georgia performing better than in the previous round in 2022 across all three main subjects; reading, science and mathematics. At a … Read more

University merger plan sparks backlash from academics

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TBILISI, February 3 – Students rallied on Monday after the government announced plans to merge two universities, a move that triggered a vigorous debate. There were protests at the first building of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), where students opposing the proposed merger with the Georgian Technical University (GTU) demanded to attend a meeting … Read more

Students rally as Georgia plans to merge two universities

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TBILISI, January 30 – Georgia’s government has announced plans to merge the country’s flagship Tbilisi State University with its main technical university, triggering political protests in the capital. Education Minister Givi Mikanadze said TSU and the Georgian Technical University will be combined, and the merged institution will keep the name of Tbilisi State University. He … Read more

Protesters march on parliament over Georgia education reform

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TBILISI, January 25 – Hundreds of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Friday evening to oppose the Georgian Dream government’s planned education reform, turning the latest policy debate into a street protest led by academics and students. The march, titled “Protect education,” began near the Tbilisi Philharmonic Hall and moved toward the Parliament of Georgia, … Read more

Georgia extends classroom phone ban to teachers

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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

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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