Students to be trained in Georgian economic policy, reforms in new bootcamp

Georgian economic policy and reforms will be the subjects introduced to students in a new bootcamp launched by the country’s Parliament in cooperation with the European Business Association and the United States Agency for International Development’s Economic Governance Programme.

The legislative body announced the programme on Tuesday, with EBA Georgia noting up to 100 students were sought for the bootcamp on current economic reforms in Georgia that is also designed to raise awareness of contemporary professions emerging in their wake. 

Additionally, the students will be able to gain “practical knowledge” from leaders of leading European companies operating in the country and develop business skills to further contribute to their successful employment, the Parliament said. 

The programme will also provide employment opportunities for successful graduates in form of paid internships at the EBA and its member companies, EBA announced. 

At a presentation of the project, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said the project covered “serious questions,” and noted the subjects should be introduced to young people in an “interesting way.” Photo: Georgian Parliament 

He also welcomed the Georgian legislative body’s “active involvement” in the implementation of the bootcamp, saying the Parliament was involved in determining policy in the country in various directions, including the economy. 

David Songhulashvili, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Sectoral Economics and Economic Policy, welcomed the first students selected for the bootcamp and said among Georgia’s “most important challenges” was “rapid economic growth”. He also stressed the importance of a “different, new and unorthodox” approach to the issue.