Georgia Launches National AI Literacy Project, AI Becomes School Elective

The Georgian Artificial Intelligence Association (GAIA) and TBC launched the National AI Literacy Project in Georgia, implemented with the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia. In the first half of 2026, the pilot ran in 12 schools across four regions with nearly 200 students. Starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, AI officially became part of the school curriculum as an elective and extracurricular subject for public schools. The indicative plan for 2026–2027 is to expand to up to 30 schools across four regions, reaching about 500 students, with more than 80 teachers expected to join training.

This is an official scaling action to integrate AI literacy into Georgia's public school curriculum, jointly advanced by the education ministry, an industry association and private companies, directly affecting curriculum design, teacher training and student learning. The expansion from 12 pilot schools to up to 30, with more than 80 teachers to be trained, offers a verifiable implementation path for how AI courses take root in basic education. The long-term goal is gradual nationwide availability, enabling more schools to implement the program independently with their own trained teachers. Starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, Georgian public schools will offer AI as an elective and extracurricular subject, increasing demands on curriculum design and teacher training. The project plans to expand from 12 schools to up to 30 and from nearly 200 students to about 500, with more than 80 teachers to be trained.