Georgian Education Minister meets Microsoft reps at Education World Forum
Education Ministers from 112 countries are discussing the challenges in the field of education throughout the world - and the ways of solving them - at the Forum running between Sunday and Wednesday. Photo: The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
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Expanding the introduction of the Minecraft: Education Edition software in Georgian schools and opportunities for Georgia to be involved in Microsoft’s global initiatives were discussed in a meeting between the Georgian Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli and Microsoft representatives at the Education World Forum in London on Monday.
Chkhenkeli and representatives of the corporation also discussed the introduction of a new eSports programme, with the Minister highlighting the importance of technology integration at all levels of education, the Ministry said.
Microsoft representatives thanked Chkhenkeli for “fruitful cooperation” and reaffirmed their readiness to further support the Georgian education system.
The cooperation between Microsoft and the Georgian Ministry led to the introduction of Minecraft: Education Edition - a version of a popular videogame - at Georgian schools over the recent years.
Within the forum, Mikheil Chkhenkeli held meetings with Rick Herman, the Vice President of Education at Microsoft, Mark East, the General Manager for Microsoft Education at Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Alexa Joy, the Microsoft's Director of Digital Transformation and Skills Development.
Education Ministers from 112 countries are discussing the challenges in the field of education throughout the world - and the ways of solving them - at the Forum running between Sunday and Wednesday.
Building objects, accomplishing interactive tasks and learning about how natural world works via a digital universe will be some of the new ways Georgian primary school students will improve their skills as a selection of public schools is set to incorporate Minecraft into their programmes.
Anke den Ouden, Microsoft General Manager for CEE Multi-Country Region, spoke to the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia in an interview touching on subjects of the Georgian education system's adaptation to remote learning and strategy for teaching technical skills.
Questions of deepening education and science cooperation between Georgia and the United Kingdom were discussed by Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Georgian Education Minister, and Nadhim Zahawi, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Education, on the sidelines of the Education World Forum in London on Tuesday.
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.