WB Implementing Support Mission Discussed HE Component

The World Bank Implementing Support Mission held a meeting with Nino Begiashvili, I2Q Project Higher Education component lead. On March 25, the representatives of the World Bank heard out presentation about completed works, ongoing and planned activities.

HE component lead talked about the Competitive Innovation Fund (CIF) to be established as a Competitive Grant Mechanism coordinated by the MES. The establishment of the CIF aims to foster the modernization of higher education programs and the learning environment. The CIF will operate in 2022-2024 and award up to 40 grants with the support of the World Bank.

Nino Begiashvili also discussed fostering of High Education Internalization. She stressed that it is planned to create a new joint Ph.D. program (within the field of education and science management). Also, new entrepreneurship module for higher education studies + English for discipline-specific needs and establish International academic and scientific collaboration across selected disciplines (International Excellence School).