First Grant Competition

Announced on November 30, 2024; Priorities for the call were the following: o Elaboration/development of academic programs in cooperation with a foreign higher education institution recognized in accordance with the legislation of a foreign country for the purpose of awarding joint/double academic degrees and/or promoting international accreditation. o   Development of educational programs tailored to the labour market needs (including specific needs of the Georgian regions) (Smart Specialisation, Third Mission etc.). o   Development of practice oriented educational programs. o   Supporting cooperation with industry/private sector (creation/development of joint educational programs tailored to employers’ needs (joint teaching/practice, research/other initiatives on different levels of education, including structured doctoral programs). o Initiating projects/programs developing/enhancing entrepreneurship education.

• 30 grant applications were submitted by HEIs in frames of the 1st call for proposals.
• Grant proposals were evaluated by an international consulting company;
• As a result, 13 grant applications - 3 individual and 10 consortium projects, received grant funding;
• In overall, 10 public and 7 private HEIs got funded in frames of the 1st call.