National exams to start on July 6 in Georgia
All individuals taking exams or observing the examinations will have to wear face masks. Photo: Imedi TV.
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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.
Only 10 entrants will be allowed in a room. Tables will stand in two meters part and there will be a special, transparent barrier in front of each table.
Individuals will have to wear face masks, as well as invigilators.
Air conditioners will be used before the start of the exams.
During the exams the air containers will be switched off.
The entrants who will have temperature before the exams will be tested for COVID-19 free of charge.
The entrants who will have temperature when screened before the start of the exams and the PCR testing shows negative for COVID-19, the individuals will be placed in an isolated room anyway (where they will take the exam) for prevention.
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will broadcast live lessons for school children starting March 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in Georgia.
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.
Georgian schools, universities and kindergartens will remain closed in Georgia until April 1 as a measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The decision was taken by the Interagency Coordination Council’s meeting earlier today. Also, spring compulsory recruiting for compulsory military service has been postponed until April 13.
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.
University applicants living in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions will be enrolled in universities without passing the Unified National Exams, reports the Georgian Ministry of Education.
One applicant who took a university entrance exam on July 7 has tested positive for the coronavirus, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze confirmed earlier today.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday pledged further efforts by his Government to ensure a higher quality domestic education system and a “safe environment” for the country’s youth in his message to more than 45,000 university entrants on the launch of exams earlier during the day.