Georgia’s government is selling its planned overhaul of higher education as a bold modernization drive. Natia Pipia, an assistant professor at Tbilisi State University, sees it as a very expensive experiment that could reshape the country’s economy, and its protest scene. At the heart of the plan is “one city, one faculty” and a wider … Read more
TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia will reintroduce mandatory uniforms at all public primary schools starting from next year, the government announced on Tuesday. The rule will apply to pupils from first through sixth grade and is part of a broader overhaul of the country’s general education system. Education Minister Givi Mikanadze unveiled the plan during … Read more
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
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
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,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Student at Tbilisi’s largest university began another round of protest this week, breaking into building number 6 of TSU and refusing to leave until there are reforms of the education system.
Using the same name as the ad hoc group during a wave of protests
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Auditorium 115, students’ movement at the Tbilisi State University resumed rallying against students’ union tvitmmartveloba demanding its abolishment on Wednesday, a day after one of its members was beaten allegedly by the Union members. Auditorium 115 organized protest in the front of TSU main building and soon moved towards students’ union … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will receive 27 million euros from the EU which is to be spent on reforms in education, professional training and employment.
The EU will allocate 35 million euros for Moldova and 25 million euros for Armenia. According to Štefan Füle,