The two-day international conference, organized by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, was opened by Givi Mikanadze, Minister of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia.

The conference addressed the achievements and challenges in higher education, vocational education, and early childhood and preschool care and education within the framework of quality assurance.

The Minister highlighted an important achievement of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement and congratulated conference participants on the restoration of the Center's registration in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR).

Givi Mikanadze expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders involved for their dedicated efforts and noted that the restoration of registration in EQAR marks another significant step towards integrating Georgia's higher education quality assurance system into the European Higher Education Area. 

In the framework of the event, the Director of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, Lasha Margishvili, summarized the activities of 2026 and outlined the Center's future vision.

The assembly was also addressed with welcoming remarks by Zviad Gabisonia, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia.

Conference participants discussed the progress of the higher education system reform, the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), quality assurance in medical education, student participation in quality assurance processes, and the potential use of artificial intelligence in accreditation processes.

The event brought together representatives from international and local organizations, including Professor Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, President-Elect of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) from 2027; Algirdas Utkus, Secretary General of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE); Dr. Rebecca Welker, Head of Quality Management Department at FIBAA; and David Gordon, former President of WFME and member of the NCEQE Coordination Council.