Number of Indians Receiving Higher Education in Georgia Increases

28, 940 international students had been studying in Georgia between 2015 and 2018, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Georgia says.

The number of international students increases each year, the ministry claims.

“In particular, 4,912 students studied in Georgia in 2015, 5716 – in 2016, 8,602 - in 2017 and 9,710 - 2018-2019.

“Most students come to Georgia from India. 1072 students came from India in 2015 and in 2018 this figure grew to 5,008, while in 2015-18, the number of students from India reached 10, 428,” the ministry says.

As for students from other countries, 8,439 students arrived from Azerbaijan in 2015-18, 2299 – from Iraq, 1422 - from Turkey, 1895 – from Nigeria, 1183 – from Russia, 742 - from Iran - and 433 - from Syria.

The number of students from the United States and European countries is low.

The Georgian government announced the plans about the education system reform last year, which will be implemented by the Education Ministry of Georgia.

The reform includes the provision of new learning methods in Georgian public schools, particular support to pre-school and vocational education, changes in common national exams for higher education, modern infrastructure in education institutions and increased salaries for teachers.

The new education strategy also aims to promote the country to receive more international students.