EU allocates additional €6 million for education program in Georgia
Erasmus + program is active in Georgia since 2015. Photo: National Erasmus+ Office in Georgia.
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The European Union has decided to allocate additional €6 million for its Erasmus+ program in Georgia, which is the EU programme 2014-2020 for education, training, youth and sport.
The increased budget will allow 800 additional scholarships for Georgians over the coming two years.
The statement was made today by the National Erasmus+ Office in Georgia during the Erasmus+ Info Days in Tbilisi.
The event was opened by Carl Hartzell, EU ambassador to Georgia, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia Vakhtang Makharoblishvili and Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Batiashvili.
Considering the high demand for Erasmus+ projects and scholarships, the EU has announced a so called Special Funding Window for Georgia for the next two years,” EU in Georgia reported.
Erasmus + is active in Georgia since 2015, replacing previous educational programmes (Tempus, Erasmus Mundus Action 2) funded by the EU.
The seven year programme have a budget of €14.7 billion; a 40 per cent increase compared to current spending levels, reflecting the EU's commitment to investing in these areas.
The European delegation in Georgia says that Georgia is one of the most successful Erasmus+ countries with a high number of projects and scholarships.
How education brings Georgia closer to EU
With over 2,400 scholarships, Georgia is one of the 10 most popular countries worldwide for short-term Erasmus+ mobility, according to the 2015 and call results.
The new format of Georgia-EU relations will include a dialogue with the representation of the Prime Minister of Georgia and the President of the European Commission.
The seventh meeting of the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) is being held in Tbilisi on September 18-19.
Four years have passed since the signing of the historic Association Agreement deal between Georgia and the EU.Georgia has received more than €400 million in financial support from the EU since the signing of the agreement on June 27, 2014, the Georgian Foreign Ministry says. The Foreign Ministry says that Georgia has progressed much in terms of legal and institutional integration with the EU and has become a member of Europe’s energy union.
European Council President Donald Tusk and Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili agreed to further intensity cooperation between Georgia and the EU and spoke to the press today after their meeting in Brussels.
Achievements of a European Union and United Nations programme that aimed to train law professionals and improve access to legal aid have been celebrated this week.
Top students from the occupied territories of Georgia have been awarded the Dimitri Gulia and Kosta Khetagurov scholarships today.
The European Commission has allocated €1 million for a feasibility study on Georgia joining Erasmus+, a European Union programme supporting education, training, youth and sport in Europe.