Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosted citizens from Ukraine and their children wishing to study Georgian language. With the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration, in cooperation with Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, offers a specially tailored curriculum for citizens of Ukraine who wish to study Georgian.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Nunu Mitskevich attended the presentation of the program and the first Georgian language lesson for the citizens of Ukraine at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University together with the Rector of BSU Merab Khalvashi and representatives of Zhvania School.
The Deputy Minister once again expressed a deep respect to and support for the Ukrainian nation, on Behalf of the Ministry, and noted that the Ministry of Education and Science, within its competence, will take care of every Ukrainian citizen in Georgia.
Rector of BSU, Merab Khalvashi, once again expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people and spoke about the support measures taken by Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University in relation to Ukraine.
The first group of Ukrainians studying Georgian language gathered at BSU and started the study process. Zurab Zhvania School has developed a special program for learning the state language - a short Georgian language course-for these citizens. This program gives Ukrainians in Georgia the opportunity to learn the Georgian language in a short time, what will help them adapt to the new environment and integrate with the locals. Considering the number of people wishing to study Georgian language, the school is ready to carry out the lessons in a hybrid or completely remote mode.
Zurab Zhvania School of Public Administration has been implementing a state language teaching and integration program since 2014 for the teaching of the state language and their integration into the unified state space for representatives of ethnic minorities living in Georgia and other persons interested in learning the Georgian language. The program is fully funded by the state.
At this stage, 27 different programs and short-term courses are being implemented at the Zhvania School of Public Administration, using beneficiary-oriented teaching methods, both in attendance and distance learning. To date, more than 23,000 members of the national minority, including 6,857 teachers, have benefited from these programmes.
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