Georgia
Georgian government drops university merger after public backlash
The decision to merge two notable universities was followed by discontent among students and professors, as well as the general public.
Tbilisi State University
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Georgia
Georgian Dream announces merger of two prominent universities, sparking concern
The merger of two major state universities was announced as part of a controversial education reform.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
‘Our voice is heard the loudest from here’: Georgia’s students occupy their universities
Students across Georgia are staging sit-ins at their universities as their own form of protest against the government’s EU U-turn.
Housing
Students protest lack of housing in Tbilisi as universities return to in-person learning
Tbilisi State University students went back to classrooms for full in-person lectures as of Monday for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision that was not welcomed by students from outside the capital who cannot afford rent in Tbilisi. Almost two dozen students from various regions demonstrated at Tbilisi State University on Monday demanding the reinstatement of a hybrid education system in lieu of in-person classes. Rent prices in the capital have surged fol
