PM Garibashvili: Georgian Technical University's 6th campus to be fully renovated
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that the 6th campus of the Georgian Technical University will be fully renovated at an event marking GTU's 100th anniversary.
Garibashvili noted that the government prioritises building 'close ties' between higher and professional education, and Niko Nikoladze Agrarian College will soon be opened in cooperation with GTU and the Ministry of Education.
We are focused on long-term, sustainable, inclusive process of development, which should strengthen the economy and ensure the well-being of our citizens. I believe and expect that the Technical University will play a key part in this process, he said.
Georgian Technical University was founded on January 16, 1922.
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Georgian Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli has presented a 10-year education and science development strategy which covers five major areas, including pre-school education, general education, higher education, vocational education and science.
Universities across Georgia will have opportunities of cooperation with the International Particle Physics Outreach Group - a network at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research - after a deal signed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia on Monday.
The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) will implement four large-scale information technology projects at the Georgian Technical University.
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A special logo has been created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as part of events dedicated to the centenary of the Georgian Technical University (GTU) this year.