The World Bank Implementation Support Mission – Day 2

The World Bank Implementation Support Mission for I2Q Project continues. On February 16, the World Bank representatives held online meetings with I2Q Project’s Executive Director – Tamar Sanikidze and Deputy Ministers of MoESCS – Ekaterine Dgebuadze and Nunu Mitskevic.

I2Q Project’s Executive Director overviewed ongoing and planned activities at the meeting. She also mentioned infrastructure related projects.

Ekaterine Dgebuadze, the First Deputy Minister talked about revision of national assessment system and quality and effective use of formative assessments of students including students with disabilities and diverse education needs.

Nunu Mitskevic, the Deputy Minister briefly reported about the progress of the education reform regarding higher education. Nino Begiashvili, the HE Component Lead who also attended the meeting talked about ongoing and planned activities of HE component. She mentioned the new model of financing HE and Competitive Innovation Fund (CIF). CIF, as a grant project, will foster the modernization of higher education programs and learning environments.