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
Registration and welcoming coffee
Opening and greetings
MES Georgia · Georgian Technical University, Georgia · MoESCS, Armenia
Micro-credentials in the Law on Higher Education of Armenia
MoESCS, Armenia
Micro-credentials in the EU and beyond: Latest updates
Elisa Petrucci · CIMEA, Italy
Digital certification: Best practices in Spain, the EU, and around the world
Carlos Delgado Kloos · UC3M, Spain
Coffee break
GTU Hall
Main outcomes of Micro-GEAR from the Quality Assurance perspective
Andrey Girenko · GIRAF, Germany
Micro-credentials in the NQF of Georgia
Lasha Margishvili · NCEQE, Georgia
Quality Assurance of micro-credentials in Armenia
Ruben Topchyan · ANQA, Armenia
Lunch
GTU Hall
Micro-credentials in Armenia today and the influence of Micro-GEAR — Panel Discussion
Consortium members of Armenia · Moderator: Aniello Merone, UER
The Role of Micro-credentials for Use-Inspired Teaching
Armin Weinberger · Saarland University, Germany
Recognition of Micro-credentials in Armenia
Gayane Harutyunyan · ArmEnic, Armenia
Recognition of Micro-credentials in Georgia
Ana Kamladze, NCEQE, Georgia
Coffee break
GTU Hall
Awarding certificates to the first micro-credential graduates
Respective institutional representatives
Micro-credentials in TVET and CVET in Georgia and Armenia
Ministries of Education and EQE VET departments · Georgia and Armenia
Final discussion and conference wrap-up
