THE CHALLENGES FACING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM INTO PANDEMIC CONDITIONS AND WAYS TO SOLVE THEM – GEORGIAN EXPERIENCE

2020 turned out to be a time of mobilization of special efforts for the whole world. Many countries have faced great challenges due to the widespread pandemic; it also has affected educational systems worldwide. Georgia was one of them, so Georgian government has begun to work hardly and has quickly switched to a new system, especially in education. In this topic, we will discuss the situation in Georgia in the education system before pandemic, what the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia done, how schools and universities worked to introduction e-learning program for students and how they were engaged in this time. During this period we also conducted online survey of about 900 people of all ages, who were involved in e-learning process, including pupils, students, lecturers, and teachers. We studied how they assessed the e-learning process, what problems they faced, what they learned and how they would use this experience in the future.