The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia (MESCS) devised a series of response mechanisms and tools to tackle the negative impact of Coronavirus outbreak on the education system and to ensure continuation of the teaching and learning process. The following tools and programs for distance learning are available:

  • Microsoft Office 365 - Microsoft Office 365 user profile was created for Georgian public schools (administration, teachers and students). Virtual classrooms were created for all school classes and subjects in online program Microsoft TEAMS;
  • Detailed instructions for public schools have been developed and are available on the portals email.mes.gov.ge and el.ge; thematic resources based on the National Curriculum are available on el.ge:
  • E-library – textbooks of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia are available on the platform elibrary.emis.ge.
  • Feedc Edu - represents the first Georgian alternative platform for online learning; pupils and teachers can share tasks, upload/download files, and conduct group lessons using the platform.
  • Teleskola (TV-School) - "First Channel - Education" broadcasts TV lessons for pupils of all grades in different subjects. Broadcasts also include sport exercises, videos on civic awareness, guidance for pupils with special educational needs, as well as documentaries and educational films. Subjects in Armenian and Azerbaijani languages were added gradually. Representatives of ethnic minorities are offered "Georgian as a second language" according to levels.
  • Higher Educational Institutions use various platforms to conduct e-learning process: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, e-learning management systems of the institutions, Moodle, Google Classroom. HEIs have developed relevant guidelines and video instructions to facilitate academic/visiting staff and students in the e- learning process.
  • In the majority of HEIs, curricula have been modified, teaching methods and assessment systems have been revised to comply with the e-learning process and to ensure that learning outcomes are achieved. Institutions record lectures/seminars. Recordings are uploaded on the appropriate platform and are available to all students.