08/10/2026
🇬🇪 Batumi became an international meeting point for the future of vocational education.
The III International Conference of Vocational Education Teachers brought together Georgian ministries, public and private colleges, universities, employers and invited experts from Germany, France, Italy and Hungary.
The conference opened with addresses by Givi Mikanadze, Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia; Maia Khajishvili, Minister of Education and Sports of Adjara; and Ketevan Kobakhidze, Deputy Director of Georgia’s National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement.
A particularly encouraging message was Georgia’s commitment to the professional development of VET teachers. The Ministry highlighted increased investment in vocational education and a stronger focus on internationalisation, enabling teachers to participate in study visits abroad and Georgian institutions to host international experts for in-country masterclasses and training. Across the programme, participants moved from policy to practice, exploring labour-market trends, AI, drones and microelectronics, the green economy, soft skills, innovative teaching practices and the changing role of VET teachers.
We are proud to have brought the perspectives, experience and diversity of Hungary and the wider European VET community into this exchange, and equally glad to return with new insights from Georgia.
Thank you to Black Sea College and New Wave College for the invitation and for creating this valuable platform for international exchange. We return from Batumi with new connections and new possibilities for cooperation.
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