Research Project

Title: “Strengthening the Implementation of Dual Education in Higher Education in Georgia (DUGEOR)"

Research project number: 101081771 - DUGEOR

Research duration: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2026

Funding source: the project is funded by the EU within ERASMUS+ Capacity Building programme. 

Project team: Coordinator at BNTU - George Gabedava, Associated Professor at BNTU; Members: The DUGEOR consortium comprises 16 members, including four foreign universities from Serbia, Austria and Germany; five Georgian universities; five partner organizations; the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia; and the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement.

Project purpose: Implementation of dual education into HE system in Georgia; enabling students to learn more relevant knowledge and skills through dual education;Improvement of legal framework and accreditation standards in Georgian in order to adapt to dual education; development of a generic model of dual education (DUGEOR model) to support the different needs and interests of students, companies, and higher education institutions (HEIs) in Georgia and to provide recommendations to HEIs for the Implementation of dual education.