Georgian Minister of Education, Science and Youth, Givi Mikanadze, awarded the winners of the Georgian Language School Competition and the teachers of distance learning of the Georgian language enrolled in the diaspora program.
The Minister addressed the attending community and focused on the importance of encouraging pupils and supporting representatives of the diaspora in terms of promoting Georgian language development.
According to him, in recent years, a number of large-scale projects have been implemented to strengthen Georgian language teaching, which will expand even further in the future.
“Georgian language is the foundation that has preserved our statehood and national self-sufficiency. Today, we are implementing a number of important initiatives that mean improving the quality of Georgian language teaching, creating modern resources, and supporting its popularity both inside and outside the country.
The Georgian language competition, which we are awarding the winning pupils today, is one of the important projects and it serves to encourage young people, popularize the Georgian language, protect it, and build a responsible attitude in future generations.
The main concern for the Ministry is to provide an educational process in Georgian for students and teachers abroad. The goal of our diaspora program is this – the program has been promoting the development of academic opportunities for students living abroad since 2017, raising professional competencies for Georgian Sunday school teachers living abroad and establishing their national-cultural identity,” said Givi Mikanadze.
Georgian Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth Tamar Makharashvili, and Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Giorgi Jincharadze addressed the participants of the event.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khatuna Tortladze and Head of Patriarchate Public Relations Service, Archpriest Andria Jaghmaidze.
The winners of the Georgian language competition and the teachers involved in the diaspora program were given relevant certificates and gifts. Ekaterine Khutsishvili, the head of the National Center for Teachers’ Professional Development, took part in the award.
The Georgian language competition was held in three stages, and elementary and middle school pupils of public and private schools participated in it.
As part of the competition, students created various creative character projects – drawings, mockups, handmade books, posters, comics, information booklets, videos, and more. In addition, middle school pupils developed concepts on the topic of Georgian language protection. In total, there were 12 winning projects.
As for the diaspora program, it is implemented by the National Center for Teachers’ Professional Development. In 2025, a new educational electronic platform, “Georgian language for immigrants” – distancelearning.mes.gov.ge – was created within the program, which enables up to 3080 students from 82 countries to participate in the learning process online.
Within the same program, this year, a component of value education clubs is being implemented, led by clergy trained by the Center, with the promotion of the Patriarchate.
