The Ministry of Education will actively work to attract qualified personnel from foreign countries - including people who have reached retirement age and have the resources to deliver lectures and work for another 7, 8, 10 years, and maybe even more - Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said at the plenary session of Parliament, while presenting a higher education reform plan.

According to Kobakhidze, there are a number of directions where there is a shortage of personnel. As Kobakhidze noted, these are technologies, technical and other directions.

“It will be necessary to attract foreign teachers to such deficient directions. We will also actively work on this. The personnel policy should be substantially revised,” Irakli Kobakhidze said.

In addition, while speaking about the education reform, Irakli Kobakhidze also answered a question about exchange programs and noted that the new education reform will not pose a threat to exchange programs.

“As for exchange programs, in no case will this reform create a problem for exchange programs. When the higher education system is improved, this will give students a better opportunity to participate in international exchange programs as much as possible. On the contrary, this reform will have a facilitating effect on the successful implementation of exchange programs and the involvement of students in these programs,” Kobakhidze said.