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
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
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
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
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
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,