Georgian Education Ministry, German ion research centre sign deal on joint educational, research work
The Georgian Ministry of Education and Science and the German-based GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research on Wednesday signed an agreement in Germany. Photo: Education Ministry press office
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The Georgian Ministry of Education and Science and the German-based GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research on Wednesday signed a deal to implement joint educational and research projects, the Ministry announced.
The cooperation will potentially involve areas including proton therapy, clean energy, air pollution and radiation physics.
The two sides could also work in projects related to circular economy, hydrodynamics, radio-oncology and radionuclide production, while student exchange and internship programmes in the two countries have also been discussed.
The deal also includes joint work for smart labs. Photo: Education Ministry press office.
Signed during Education Minister Mikhel Chkhenkeli’s recent visit to Germany, the agreement also includes the possibility of hosting thematic seminars and summer schools in the two countries.
The German side also pledged to share its experience in proton cyclotron operation for radiation therapy and provide scientific and technological consultations to Kutaisi International University - launched in Georgia’s west in 2020 - for its Hadronic Therapy Centre.
The €1 billion project for the Centre is expected to enable scientific work in the fields of oncology and proton therapy, with the Minister saying this month the “ultra-modern” cyclotrons had already been installed in the facility.
Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Georgian Minister of Education and Science, on Tuesday discussed existing ties and prospects for future cooperation with French educational institutions, as well as major educational and scientific projects in the country, in a meeting with Sheraz Gasri, the newly appointed French Ambassador to Georgia.
Georgian Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli on Monday opened the Georgian-German Science Bridge conference at Kutaisi International University in the country’s west with discussions on the global challenge of cancer, the Ministry said on Monday.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday marked the launch of the construction of the Hadron Therapy Centre in western Georgia’s city of Kutaisi by calling the prospective venue an “unprecedented and unique” medical facility of “international scale” that would serve Georgian citizens and patients from across the South Caucasus.
The Kutaisi International University, the first state university being built in Georgia since the country restored its independence in 1991, will receive the first wave of students in September 2020. Students will be able to select educational programmes in mathematics, computer science, and management.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia on Wednesday said authorities were working to prepare a national guide for transition to the circular economy - a model of production and consumption which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible.