OECD praises Georgian distant education system amid coronavirus outbreak
“This academic semester will continue and will not be cancelled,” said Minister of Education Mikheil Chkhenkeli. Photo: skills.ge.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised the Georgian distant education system implemented a month ago as one of the best in the world amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Virtual classrooms have been created for all school classes and subjects…," says the report of the OECD.
The OECD highlighted the importance of the project TV School to which all students have access because it does not make use of the internet.
In the framework of the project, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) broadcasts live lessons for school children starting March 30.
Schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: 1tv.ge.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that the country’s steps taken in the education system will prevent the academic year from being lost.
The academic year will not be cancelled. Photo: 1tv.ge.
This academic semester will continue and will not be cancelled,” said Minister of Education Mikheil Chkhenkeli.
Сhkhenkeli noted that as of now there are no changes to the format and schedule of the United National Exams.
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will broadcast live lessons for school children starting March 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in Georgia.
Schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Georgian citizens will have free access to 2093 electronic books on www.lit.ge for a month due to prolonged school holidays amid coronavirus, the information was announced at a meeting held by the Ministry of Education today.
Two of Georgia's major universities have switched to remote classes and services for their students as a measure for countering a coronavirus threat, with Ilia State University and University of Georgia announcing their decisions.
More than 39,300 students have registered for the country’s university entrance test, the Unified National Exams, says the National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC). In addition, more than 12,600 candidates have registered for the Unified Master’s Exams.
The study process will not be resumed at schools until September 1, however, distance learning will continue in Georgia.
Georgian education ministry's response to the coronavirus outbreak has been praised by in adapting to the pandemic.
Georgia has been named by OECD education directorate head alongside Finland as a leading country in adapting its education system to remote learning format in circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak.
The academic year will end on June 15 in Georgian schools, while twelfth grade and first grade students will have a different schedule with the academic year ending on May 20 and on May 27 respectively, said Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a presentation of the government’s anti-crisis plan for education earlier today.
UNICEF head to Georgia Ghassan Khalil has praised the reforms of the Georgian Education Ministry focused on the interests of children and youth in the field of education during the crisis caused by COVID-19.
National exams for university entrants will start on July six in Georgia and will end on July 25. Exams for master’s degree studies will begin on August 1 and will end on August 4, the Georgian Education Ministry stated earlier today.
The Ministry of Education plans to create e-textbooks for schools by September 2020, said Deputy Minister of Education Eka Dgebuadze.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $70 million loan today to help increase labour productivity in Georgia and enhance the competitiveness of the economy by improving access to quality vocational education and training (VET) in the country, announces the ADB.