Aleksandre Jejelava ( ka, ალექსანდრე ჯეჯელავა; (born May 24, 1973) — was the
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia from June 2016 to June 2018.
Early life and education
Aleksandre Jejelava was born in
Tbilisi
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. In 1995, he graduated from
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
, with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences. In 2003-2005, he obtained a master's degree in General Management at ESM Business School – in
Tbilisi
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. In 2009-2010, he studied at
George Washington University
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, where he acquired a master's degree in Project Management. Since 2015, he is a certified international coach.
Career
Since June 3, 2016, Aleksandre Jejelava holds a position as the
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. In 2010-2016, he held a position as a Chairman and a head coach at Management Academy. At the same time, he was a professor at the Bank of Georgia University and Caucasus School of Business. He was a professor at Tbilisi Free University, Caucasus University and a dean for the master's degree program at
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs
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.
Aleksandre Jejelava also held a variety of positions at Open Society Georgia Foundation, the
National Bank of Georgia
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,
TBC Bank
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and the Intellect Bank. He was a speaker for the
TEDx
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
; and held a position as a Chairman of the board at V. Komarov Physics and Mathematics Public School N199. Furthermore, Aleksandre Jejelava was in charge of the IT strategic development at the Georgian Lottery Company.
Family
He is married and has three daughters and one son.
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References
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1973 births
Living people
George Washington University alumni
Government ministers of Georgia (country)
Politicians from Tbilisi