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 Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

. In 1995, he graduated from

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი, tr; often shorten ...

, 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

. In 2009-2010, he studied at

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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. Aleksandre Jejelava also held a variety of positions at Open Society Georgia Foundation, the National Bank of Georgia, TBC Bank and the Intellect Bank. He was a speaker for the

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; 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.Linkedin.com/alexanderjejelava
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References

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