Georgian Technical University to Be Merged with Tbilisi State University
Package of legislative amendments related to grants and political activity has been initiated in Parliament and referred to committees for consideration - the changes cover seven laws
Tazo Datunashvili: By merging two weak institutions, you don’t create a strong one; two century-old universities were clearly in a dire condition in terms of international rankings and quality of education, and now this merger will break even that lower threshold
Ilia State University professor: Even in South Africa, any university reorganization - especially a merger - is decided together with governing councils; it is unclear what the purpose of the merger is if everything remains unchanged
Ministry of Defense: One person detained on charges of falsifying conscripts’ medical records and facilitating evasion of military service - the agency will be uncompromising toward any such violations
Tbilisi State Academy of arts students complete creative residency at Art Villa Garikula
State Security Service arrests 21 people on corruption charges - 4 out of 7 cases relate to evasion of mandatory military service; detainees include doctors and a former head of the military registration service
Archil Gorduladze: A business legal entity should remain a business, while politics should be left to political parties
NATO Winter School 2026 brings Georgian young leaders to Bucharest
Vano Tsereteli: The grant-related changes are a warning shot at democracy, and what’s happening in education is not reform but deformation aimed at isolation