Final Conference of the Micro-GEAR Project

The Micro-Gear Project will host its official final conference on November 5, 2026, at the Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi.

This high-profile, policy-level event will bring together up to 100 regional and international participants. The core of the conference features an interactive Policy Panel that brings together key educational decision-makers: Regional Ministries of Education and Science, National Education Quality Enhancement Centers, European higher education experts, regional- and country-level HEIs, Alternative learning providers, and socio-economic stakeholders.

The final conference acts as a multi-party platform targeting three strategic areas of development:

  • Sharing Project Achievements: Informing partner academic communities, university leadership, and government agencies across Armenia and Georgia about milestones reached toward integrating micro-credentials into higher and vocational education frameworks.
  • Facilitating Policy Dialogue: Driving forward multi-party national dialogues to synthesize practical experiences across all stages of micro-credentialing, directly feeding into evidence-based policy making.
  • Supporting Educational Transition: Disseminating project outcomes to support a modern, flexible educational model, strengthening the long-term sustainability of HEIs and TVET/CVET providers.

Conference Agenda

09:30

Registration and welcoming coffee

10:00

Opening and greetings

MES Georgia · Georgian Technical University, Georgia · MoESCS, Armenia

10:20

Legislative Framework for the Implementation of Micro-Qualifications in Armenia

Arpine Arakelyan · MoESCS, Armenia

10:40

Micro-credentials in the NQF of Georgia

Lasha Margishvili · NCEQE, Georgia

Lasha Margishvili
11:00

Micro-credentials in the EU and beyond: Latest updates

Manuela Costone, Federica Sancillo · CIMEA, Italy

Manuela Costone
11:20

Digital certification: best practices in Spain, the EU, and around the world

Carlos Delgado Kloos · UC3M, Spain

Carlos Delgado Kloos
11:40

Coffee break

GTU Hall

12:10

Main outcomes of Micro-GEAR from the Quality Assurance perspective

Andrey Girenko · GIRAF, Germany

Andrey Girenko
12:35

QA of micro-credentials in Armenia

Ruben Topchyan · ANQA, Armenia

Ruben Topchyan
13:00

Lunch

GTU Hall

14:00

Micro-credentials in Armenia today and the influence of Micro-GEAR — Panel Discussion

Consortium members of Armenia · Moderator: Aniello Merone, UER

14:30

The Role of Micro-credentials for Use-Inspired Teaching

Armin Weinberger · Saarland University, Germany

Armin Weinberger
15:00

Recognition of Micro-credentials in Armenia

Gayane Harutyunyan · ArmEnic, Armenia

Gayane Harutyunyan
15:15

Roundtable Outcomes and the Recognition of Micro-credentials in Georgia

Ana Kamladze · NCEQE, Georgia

Ana Kamladze
15:30

Coffee break

GTU Hall

16:00

Rewarding the 1st MC graduates with certificates

Respective institutional representatives

16:30

Micro-credentials in Georgia today and the influence of Micro-GEAR — Panel Discussion

Consortium members from Georgia · Moderator: Carlos Alario-Hoyos, UC3M, Spain

17:00

Final discussion and wrap-up of the Conference