Authorization of universities becomes obligatory First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Koka Seperteladze and the Head of National Center for Education Quality Assurance, David Kereselidze held a briefing. New law on Education Quality Assurance will enter into force from September 1st, 2010. Amendments will also be made in the law on higher, professional and general education. Authorization becomes obligatory in order to gain the status of education institution regardless the working license.

September 1 - the day of Georgia`s Unity September the 1st is the day of Unity of Georgia. The date was officially announced by the president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili two years ago, after the Georgia-Russia August war. On that day, hundreds of thousands of Georgians made a live chain throughout Georgia. In every city, on central highway people were standing in line holding hand-in-hand.

PM: No Cabinet Changes Planned PM’s office has denied recent press speculation, that several ministers are expected to be replaced. “In order to put an end to this speculation, I was authorized by the PM to state that no staff changes are planned in the government in the near future,” Nikoloz Mchedlishvili, PM’s spokesman, said on September 1. Healthcare Minister, Alexandre Kvitashvili, resigned on August 31 to take the post of an acting rector of Tbilisi State University. PM Nika Gilauri said he would name the new minister next week.