Harry Patrinos: “New Project in Georgia to Boost Human Capital

“I am extremely pleased to announce the launch of the new project with Georgian Government that will enhance quality of education and modernization of human capital in general. With financing the I2Q Project we support Government of Georgia to implement education reforms on each level”, – said Harry Patrinos, practice manager for the Europe and Central Asia region of the World Bank’s education global practice at the launch event of Innovation, Inclusion and Quality Project.

I2Q Project worth 102.7 million dollars aims developing human capital in Georgia and it consists of five main components: Improving Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education (ECE); Fostering Quality Teaching and Learning in General Education: Strengthening Financing Options and Promoting Internationalization in Higher Education; System Strengthening and Stakeholder Communication; Supporting Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.

For the next six years projects infrastructural component includes building five new schools, rehabilitating about 60 schools and implementing of revised and improved school readiness programs in preschool. The direct beneficiaries include a total of about 116,000 students in project-supported schools.