Sunday, December 7, 2025

Georgia to make public universities free

TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s government is preparing an overhaul of higher education financing, where university students will be faced with state and private institutions as two separate tracks and the public option will be free. Starting from the 2026 to 2027 academic year, studies at public universities will become free for students. Instead of … Read more

Kutaisi and Rustavi to host new campuses for 60,000 students

TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia has unveiled plans for two university towns which will spread out the country’s higher education system geographically and ease some of the pressure on Tbilisi. The government says the new campuses planned for Kutaisi and Rustavi will offer modern facilities, cheaper housing and space for a combined 60,000 students. The … Read more

Tbilisi’s new youth campaign to boost interest in police careers

TBILISI, November 25 – Georgia’s Interior Ministry has launched a new nationwide campaign aimed at helping schoolchildren better understand the work of the police. The program, titled “Profession: Police Officer,” was formally presented on November 20 at the Interior Ministry Academy in Tbilisi, where officials said the goal is to introduce teenagers to police work … Read more

Critics warn of “cheap labor” risk as Georgia shortens school education

TBILISI, November 4 – Georgia’s government is launching a new education reform that will allow public schools to switch from a 12-year to an 11-year system, letting students graduate and enter the workforce one year earlier. Those who wish to continue studying abroad or pursue a full 12-year education will still be able to do … Read more

“No to online learning”: Parents in Tbilisi demand safe classrooms

TBILISI, October 28 – Parents of pupils from Tbilisi Public School No. 10 have taken to the streets twice in one week, demanding classrooms for their children after years of unfinished construction and repeated relocations. The latest protest erupted on Tuesday, October 28, when parents and students blocked traffic on Tsotne Dadiani Street, carrying signs … Read more

Ilia State University students lead protest against reform plan

TBILISI, October 20 – Dozens of students rallied outside Georgia’s Ministry of Education in Tbilisi on Monday, protesting a government plan to overhaul the country’s higher education system. The demonstration was organized by the student movement at Ilia State University, which last week issued a public statement denouncing the reform package announced by Prime Minister … Read more

Ruling party’s university reform sparks backlash from opposition

TBILISI, October 20 – Georgia’s government has rolled out a sweeping plan to remodel universities, with fewer duplicate faculties, bigger paychecks for top professors, a shorter degree path, and a new campus map that puts Kutaisi alongside Tbilisi as an education hub. The proposals, presented late last week, triggered instant pushback from opposition figures, academics, … Read more

Georgia’s European University signs deal with Brescia University

TBILISI, September 26 – Georgia’s European University is expanding its international reach through a new partnership with Italy’s Brescia University. Rector Nino Taliashvili hosted Professor Maurizio Tira, emeritus rector of Brescia and current president of the UNIBS Foundation and the GARR Consortium, during a visit in Tbilisi. The visit followed the signing of a cooperation … Read more

Georgia’s education sector is booming so hard it measures on the GDP

TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia’s economy is showing strong momentum, and one of the biggest surprises is how much the education sector is driving growth. According to the National Statistics Office, SakStat, Georgia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.3% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. While the … Read more