US allocates $140m to boost education in Georgia
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A new Georgian-American project will see Georgian students gain local diplomas that meet international standards for the next 20 years.
The Georgian Government and US San Diego State University signed a memorandum to implement American Bachelor programs in Georgian Universities as a part of the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) second compact for Georgia.
The MCC granted Georgia the project, worth $140 million USD. About $30 million USD was planned to be spent on the Higher Education Project.
"It will prove one of the most successful projects in the history of Georgian-American friendly relations,” Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at the memorandum signing ceremony.
The head of the Georgian Government noted in his speech that young people in Georgia will gain diplomas in accordance with US and international standards in engineering, technological and natural sciences. These areas are of "vital importance for the country”, Garibashvili said.
"The twenty-first Century shows that only educated people equipped with relevant skills can succeed in today's modernised economy. Georgia must provide its citizens with modern knowledge and education so that they may develop as professionals, competitive experts, and meet the requirements of developed economies,” Garibashvili said.
"We are motivated to see our American friends and partners cherish our country and make note of its potential and resources which are destined to ensure Georgia's place among the world's leading countries”.
The Prime Minister said the Government had a strong political will to ensure the success "of this important and responsible stage.”
"Georgia is one of four countries to have been granted a Second Compact. It is with great thankfulness that I emphasize the support the MCI provided to the system of education in Georgia. It is the second compact signed by Georgia and we truly appreciate it as a vivid example of the US Government special support for our country,” Garibahsvili said.
Raising the country’s education system and improving the quality of teachers desperately needs to be addressed, and to do this, the Government will introduce higher salaries to teachers who succeed.
Ongoing and already implemented reforms as well as the country’s current main challenges were the topic of the speech by Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili given at today’s presentation of the Georgian national report of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The European Union (EU) will grant a new financial package to Georgia if the EU assessment mission prepares a positive report on the country’s progress in May.
The United States government has allocated $ 12 million USD (26,938,853 GEL) to the professional development of Georgia.
Georgian students are being given the chance to gain and American education and earn internationally-recognised qualifications while remaining on home soil thanks to a fruitful partnership between Georgia and the US.
About 30 schools in Georgia’s regional areas are set to undergo complete rehabilitation to turn them into modern learning environments.
About 40,000 children in Georgia will soon learn at modern school environment thanks to the United States (US) government. The US government has invested $54 million USD (about 129 million GEL) to fully renovate and equip public schools across Georgia.
About 20,000 teachers and all school principals in Georgia will soon be able to better manage educational process using funds from the United States (US) government.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili is praising the United States’ (US) contribution to improving Georgia’s education system.
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About 28,000 students have passed national university entrance exams and are now registered as tertiary students for the 2016/17 academic year in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili thanked US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly yesterday and the Government of the United States for their long-term contribution to the country’s development.
1700 recent graduates of the Leadership Academy’s long-term training module, the Training Educators for Excellence Project, received certificates today for their participation in the training from August until October, 2016.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has praised the "invaluable influence” the United States (US) funded academic programs have had "on our lives and the development of democratic Georgia”.
Georgian student of the San Diego State University (SDSU) in Georgia, Luka Lomtadze, will intern at Facebook headquarters in California, United States.
Georgia’s Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) will launch internationally accredited Electronic Engineering and Chemistry bachelor programmes from 2020, TSU rector George Shervashidze announced today.