According to the press of the 1920s, the history of the schools, higher educational institutions, public universities, and vocational schools of the capital of independent Georgia is told in the bilingual (Georgian-English) book“Education in the Capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921),” presentation of which was held at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University on July 6.

George Sharvashidze,Rector of TSU, Nino Suladze, head of Culture Projects and Programs Department of the Culture, Sports, Education and Youth Affairs Service of the Tbilisi City Hall, ZurabGaiparashvili, head of the TSU Library, academics, researchers working on the history of that period and students attended the event.

TSU Rector George Sharvashidzehailed the book as the first publication reflecting the educational system of the period of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. “Readers have an opportunity to learn about the changes made in the direction of education in the capital of the First Democratic Republic during that short period of independence. The Georgian educational system of the 20thcentury, where a substantial amount of work had been performed, originates from that time. Accordingly, that epoch is very interesting, an interesting issue has been described, on which several groups had worked,” Rector Sharvashidze noted.

TSU prepared the bilingual publication in partnership with the Tbilisi City Hall. Nino Suladzeof the Tbilisi City Hallsaid that the publication will be interesting to everyone interested in the history of Tbilisi and educational issues of that time. “The Tbilisi City Hall has been implementing the program “Creative Tbilisi” for several yearswith publishing activities being one of its main directions. The Tbilisi City Hall has financed several interesting publications depicting different stages of the capital’s development, history, and culture. This book is a product of that direction, which was supported by the Tbilisi City Hall with great pleasure,” Nino Suladze noted.

A separate chapter of the publication is dedicated to the official chronicles and journalistic materials of the years 1918-1921 in the educational direction. The book was prepared for publication by the staff of the TSU Library and Publishing House. “Very serious reforms were implemented in the first democratic republic in 1918-1921. Among them was the education reform, which made fundamental changes to the existing education system. We worked on this issue. The publication focuses on educational processes ongoing in Tbilisi,” ZurabGaiparashvili, head of the TSU Library, said.

The bilingual publication “Education in the Capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)” provides students, historians, education researchers and readers interested in the history of Tbilisi with comprehensive information about the current educational policy in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.