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Last year, the United National Movement voted for six years to be set as the age for children to start school.
In April 2014, the Ministry of Education and Science and Georgia introduced a new initiative for
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Books have been taken away from us and were disseminated on their behalf
According to the decision of the Government of Georgia, every pupil has been receiving school
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"The American [sic] teachers programme has been practically abolished."
Former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, holds the opinion that the incumbent government
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“The independence of the universities is being curbed.”
On 10 December 2014, the amendments to the Budget Code of Georgia were discussed at the plenary...
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“We are not altering any legislative norms which concern the independence of the universities.”
According to the Head of Administration of Ilia State University, Davit Aprasidze, despite the fact that a consultation was held with the higher education institutions before adopting
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"The Presidential Programme for sending students abroad has been abolished."
On 25 November 2014, the former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, was live on air from New
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"Alexandre Shelia’s month-and-a-half salary payment (GEL 143,000) was not implemented from budget funds."
On 5 December 2014, at a briefing at the Parliament, United National Movement MP, Irma
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“Of this year’s educational grants for students, a total of GEL 16 million has not been transferred.”
On 25 November 2014, whilst delivering a speech at the plenary session of the Parliament of
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“The tuition fees paid by students account only for 10% of the budgets of Western universities whereas in Georgia, there is no support from the state....
On 18 September 2014, using FactCheck’s Check Your Fact service, our reader, Irakli Sirbiladze,
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“Six hundred students at Giuli Alasania’s University [of Georgia] have been suspended because Ms Alasania demanded the payment of their annual tuition...
On 19 September 2014, representative of the Parliamentary Minority, Zviad Dzidziguri, whilst a
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“The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia has been holding selections of school principals for two years. Only one candidate has been presente...
On 2 October 2014, at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, Parliamentary Minority MP,
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“Inclusive education has become mandatory for every public school in Georgia since 2012.”
On 19 September 2014, the Government of Georgia held a presentation of the National Report of
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“The number of students with suspended status, who weren’t able to pay, is decreasing, on the contrary.”
On 26 July, the Parliament of Georgia discussed the issue of declaring trust towards the renewed...
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“As of today, the number of students with suspended status is more than 33,000, including 11,000 suspended for non-payment. This amount was 11,000 as of 1 October 2012. [This year] it increased three times. In October 2013, [the number of students with suspended status] was 28,000 and 8,000 of them were suspended due to non-payment.”
Please provide us with information about both Bachelor’s and Master’s, Single-stage Medical, Doctorate, Preparation in Georgian Language,
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“Investments in education and science have been on the rise since 2012… the annual expenditure of an average family on secondary education has been re...
On 9 September 2014, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, had a meeting with
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“In 2014, GEL 20 million are allocated for science development. According to the plan, GEL 725 thousand should have been spent out of this in the firs...
On 9 September, the Parliament’s Education and Science Committee reviewed the 2014 budget six-month
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“The International Education Centre has already funded the studies of 77 students in leading universities of the world.”
On 9 September 2014, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, participated in a Teacher
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