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

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

3. Presentations Official Presentation of Mobility Campaign Lets GO! in Georgia (29.04.2008) Official Presentation of Mobility Campaign Lets GO! in Georgia (29.04.2008) 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 (21.04.2008) 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 (21.04.2008) Presentation of Mobility for the Heads of the QAS of Georgian HEIs at the Tempus Tasic workshop (19.06.2008) Presentation of Mobility for the Heads of the QAS of Georgian HEIs at the Tempus Tasic workshop (19.06.2008) Lets Go – Georgia! WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

4. Meetings in Regions of Georgia (May – July, 2008) Official and unofficial Meetings with students and staff of Tbilisi HEIs (May – July, 2008) (Kutaisi - 24.06.2008) Meeting at Kutaisi State University (Kutaisi - 24.06.2008) (Kutaisi - 25.06.2008) Meeting at Georgian Subtropical State University (Kutaisi - 25.06.2008) (Batumi - 26.06.2008) Meeting at State University (Batumi - 26.06.2008) Telavi - 01. 07. 2008) Meeting at Telavi State University (Telavi - 01. 07. 2008) (Gori - 17.07.2008) Meeting at Gori State University (Gori - 17.07.2008) (located in Tbilisi - 09.07.2008) Meeting at Sukhumi State University (located in Tbilisi - 09.07.2008) Lets Go – Georgia! WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

5. Informational support of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia Triplet of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia Triplet of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia Leaflets Sign Mobility Petition– In Georgian Leaflets Sign Mobility Petition– In Georgian Triplet of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia - what has been done Triplet of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia - what has been done ESFTUG Monthly Bulletin - Information Lets GO! – Georgia ESFTUG Monthly Bulletin - Information Lets GO! – Georgia Banners - Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia Banners - Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia Information about Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia on Wiki Information about Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia on Wiki Information about Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia on web-site www.educator.ge Information about Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia on web-site www.educator.ge www.educator.ge Information about presentation of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia on National Television (29.04.2008) Information about presentation of the Mobility Campaign Lets GO! – Georgia on National Television (29.04.2008) Joint E-mail address: Georgia.letsgo@gmail.com Joint E-mail address: Georgia.letsgo@gmail.comGeorgia.letsgo@gmail.com Lets Go – Georgia! WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

6. Other kind of Activities Translate Mobility Petition into Georgia, Printing, Distribution and collecting signatures.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 budgetESFTUG - 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 TbilisiStudents Project application for creation of the Mobility Center in Georgia to Municipality of Tbilisi Lets Go – Georgia! WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

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? Collect and Analyze reliable statistical data on Mobility of Staff and Students Collect and Analyze reliable statistical data on Mobility of Staff and Students Establishment of the Mobility Centre Establishment of the Mobility Centre Development of Special Mobility Programmes Development of Special Mobility Programmes Financing of Mobility (Mobility Fund) Financing of Mobility (Mobility Fund) Free Language courses at Higher Education Institutions Free Language courses at Higher Education Institutions Remove visa problems Remove visa problems Recognition of qualifications 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 Support the improvement of work of the International Relations Divisions in the HEI Conference European wide Mobility Campaign Lets GO! - Results and New Perspectives for Georgia Conference European wide Mobility Campaign Lets GO! - Results and New Perspectives for Georgia Lobbing Creation of the Students and Staff Mobility Center Lobbing Creation of the Students and Staff Mobility Center Lets Go – Georgia!

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