Investing in Brains

There are different ways and purposes to invest money. Mostly people invest money to get more money in direct way. Money makes money. There are indirect ways to get benefits from investing and probably, one of the best ways is to invest in education. Actually people do realize doing so when they send their children to private schools and supporting their study at universities. Companies are doing this providing on-hand and other trainings. Good governments are supporting education system in general. In Georgia (I am the resident of Georgia) the Government supports students of highest education through covering a part of study fee. This part depends on the score of logic exam which is mandatory for all university entrants and its volume is limited.

I consider that education is the most important asset, that human could have and the most valuable investment that parents or an individual could enable. I also firmly confident, that the general problem in many developing countries (including FSU) in transition underlies in the field education. In fact, the formal level of education in such countries like Georgia, is of rather high level – 100% of population is literal, the per cent of population enjoying higher education is significant, almost in any family its members could sing folk songs and dance. It is also true, that actually that level derives from Soviet time which traditionally had supported various modes of school education (free of charge) – primary school, music, dance, sports etc. But, there was something lack in that system which leaded to overall nihilism and civil society backwardness and inactivity. 

Below you will find some interesting articles, facts and links to Internet resources which I consider important in this field.