1. Conference | Lille 6 & 7 October 2008
European Wide Students and Staff Mobility Campaign “Let’s Go” in Georgia
National Coalition “Let’s GO! – Georgia”
Contact persons:
Shorena Japaridze & Kate Chachava

2. Staring up the Mobility Campaign in Georgia…
“Let’s Go – Georgia!” WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Staring up the Mobility Campaign in Georgia…
February 2008: Establishment of National Mobility Coalition by Educators & Scientists Free Trade Union of Georgia (ESFTUG) and Students’ Organizations League of Georgia (SOLG)
Defining main Obstacles for Mobility in Georgia
Creation of the conceptual approach to Mobility in Georgia
Define Main stakeholders and actors in the field
Plan activities for Mobility Campaign in Georgia

3. Let’s Go – Georgia!” WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Presentations
Official Presentation of Mobility Campaign Let’s GO! in Georgia ( )
Presentation of the Concept of Mobility Campaign at the workshop organized by Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with participation of Accredited Higher Education Institutions Rectors and the Heads of Quality Assurance Services ( )
Presentation of Mobility for the Heads of the QAS of Georgian HEIs at the Tempus Tasic workshop ( )

4. Meetings in Regions of Georgia
Let’s Go – Georgia!” WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Meetings in Regions of Georgia
Official and unofficial Meetings with students and staff of Tbilisi HEIs (May – July, 2008)
Meeting at Kutaisi State University (Kutaisi )
Meeting at Georgian Subtropical State University (Kutaisi )
Meeting at State University (Batumi )
Meeting at Telavi State University (Telavi )
Meeting at Gori State University (Gori )
Meeting at Sukhumi State University (located in Tbilisi )

5. Informational support of the Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia
Let’s Go – Georgia!” WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Informational support of the Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia
Triplet of the Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia”
Leaflets Sign Mobility Petition– In Georgian
Triplet of the Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia” - what has been done”
ESFTUG Monthly Bulletin - Information “Let’s GO! – Georgia”
Banners - Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia”
Information about Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia” on Wiki
Information about Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia” on web-site
Information about presentation of the Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO! – Georgia” on National Television ( )
Joint address:

6. Other kind of Activities
Let’s Go – Georgia!” WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Other kind of Activities
Translate Mobility Petition into Georgia, Printing, Distribution and collecting signatures.
ESFTUG - in the Frame of Project funded by Adam Smith International – more than 1000 teachers of 10 Georgian HEIs in Tbilisi and regions voted to include “Staff Mobility Programmes” in MES new budget
Students Project application for creation of the “Mobility Center in Georgia” to Municipality of Tbilisi

7. Preliminary Results of Lets Go Georgia
Raising awareness, necessity of Mobility among main stakeholders, staff students
Obstacles and ways of resolve
Define preferable for Georgian reality types of staff and students mobility
Platform for raising funding of mobility
Base of creation mobility Center

8. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE: to make mobility reality in Georgia?
Let’s Go – Georgia!
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE: to make mobility reality in Georgia?
Collect and Analyze reliable statistical data on Mobility of Staff and Students
Establishment of the Mobility Centre
Development of Special Mobility Programmes
Financing of Mobility (Mobility Fund)
Free Language courses at Higher Education Institutions
Remove visa problems
Recognition of qualifications
WHAT WILL WE DO: to make mobility reality in Georgia?
Support the improvement of work of the International Relations Divisions in the HEI
Conference “European wide Mobility Campaign “Let’s GO!” - Results and New Perspectives for Georgia”
Lobbing Creation of the Students and Staff Mobility Center

9. E.mail: Georgia.letsgo@gmail.com
Thank you!
Contact Persons:
Shorena Japaridze & Kate Chachava
E.mail: