Education Minister pledges “maximum assistance” to Israeli students unable to continue studies in Ukraine

The Georgian Government is ready to provide “maximum assistance” to Israeli  students who have not been able to continue their studies in Ukraine due to the outbreak of the war in the country, so that they are able to continue studies at Georgian universities “in a timely manner”, Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Georgian Minister of Education told an Israeli delegation in a meeting on Wednesday.

At the meeting, details of ensuring mobility transfers of Israeli students from Ukrainian to Georgian higher education institutions were discussed, the Ministry said.

The Ministry has offered the international students  English-language medicine programmes recognised by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), as well as English-language educational programmes in pharmacy and dentistry. 

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It will also facilitate  expedited administration of relevant mobility procedures, recognition of credits, and timely enrolment of students in relevant higher education institutions.

During the meeting, Nissim Ben-Shitrit, the former Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ran Gidor, the Israeli Ambassador to Georgia, thanked the Government PM Irakli Garibashvili for their support to the Israeli students in the backdrop of the ongoing military actions in Ukraine. 

Gidor also noted Georgia had prospects to establish itself as a regional educational hub for international students.