About Civil.ge
Eng | Geo | Rus
Last updated: 10:55 - 1 May.'18
RSS
Mobile
Twitter
Facebook
MCC Approves USD 140 mln Aid to Boost Georgia Education
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 20 Jun.'13 / 14:02

U.S. government’s foreign aid agency, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), approved on June 19 a five year USD 140 million program for Georgia, which will be focused on development of country’s science and technology education.

MCC completed its first five-year, USD 395.3 million program with Georgia in March 2011, which was mainly focused on infrastructure development. In January, 2011 MCC selected Georgia eligible to develop proposal for package of grants for the second compact.

“For its subsequent compact, the Government of Georgia conducted an analysis that identified the quality of human capital as a binding constraint to economic growth, particularly acute in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM),” MCC said.

“To improve the quality of education in these fields and increase earning potential, the proposed compact will make strategic investments from the start of a student’s general education to graduation from technical training and advanced degree programs, including a focus on increasing women’s participation in STEM professions,” it said.

The second compact, which is expected to be signed this summer, consists of three projects – Improving General Education Quality Project, designed to increase quality of general education through rehabilitation of deteriorating schools, training for educators and school managers; the Industry-Led Skills and Workforce Development Project, which will aim at improving the link between market-demanded skills and the supply of Georgians with those technical skills; the STEM Higher Education Project, designed to attract one or more American university partners to modernize science, technology, engineering, and math education by offering high-quality degree programs.

“One of the key ingredients to economic growth is equipping citizens with the education and skills they need to succeed in a modernizing economy,” MCC CEO Daniel W. Yohannes said.

MCC said that during its meeting on June 19 the agency’s board of directors, chaired by Secretary of State John Kerry, noted “importance of Georgia maintaining its commitment to good governance throughout its partnership with MCC.”

Latest News
01 May.'18 10:55
We Have Moved to a New Platform
Direct Your Bookmarks to https://civil.ge.
29 Apr.'18 03:54
Ruling Party Candidate Wins MP By-Elections
Givi Chichinadze will represent Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency in the Parliament of Georgia.
28 Apr.'18 09:40
Polls Open for Vani and Khoni MP By-Elections
48,123 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency.
27 Apr.'18 17:23
State Dept’s Europe Affairs Point Man to Visit Tbilisi
Wess Mitchell will meet senior government officials and address the NATO-Georgia Public Diplomacy Forum.
27 Apr.'18 13:45
In Quotes: Georgian Politicians on Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Comeback
Bidzina Ivanishvili will be approved as the Georgian Dream party chairman at the upcoming convention.
26 Apr.'18 18:15
SG Jens Stoltenberg: Georgia NATO’s ‘Very Close’ Partner
The NATO Secretary General says Foreign Ministers meeting tomorrow will recognize the country’s progress.
26 Apr.'18 14:24
Ex-PM Ivanishvili to Chair Georgian Dream Party
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Ivanishvili was ‘best equipped’ to add new dynamism to the party.
26 Apr.'18 11:12
Lawmaker Proposes Criminal Liability for ‘Insult of Religious Feelings’
The parliamentary human rights committee decided to set up a working group for scrutinizing the draft law.
25 Apr.'18 17:21
New Abkhaz Government Head Appointed
Gennady Gagulia has served as the Abkhaz “prime minister” twice - in 1995-1997, and 2002-2003.
25 Apr.'18 14:43
Watchdog Improves Georgia’s Press Freedom Ranking
None of the countries of the former Soviet Union (except the Baltics) are ranked ahead of Georgia.

About Civil Georgia
Civil.Ge © 2001-2025, Daily News Online
Registered office: 2 Dolidze Str, 4-th Floor.
47