Education Minister opens Georgian-German Science Bridge conference
The Georgian-German Science Bridge conference is bringing together leading international scientists in public lectures in the areas of neuroscience, tumour treatment, proton therapy and radiology. Photo: mes.gov.ge.
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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.
Commenting on the importance of the GGSB, Chkhenkeli said the event contributed to deepening educational, scientific and cultural relations between the two states through implementation of joint research projects and exchange programmes by Georgian and German students and scientists.
The Minister also noted It was “symbolic” the conference was hosted by Kutaisi International University, which he called a “truly European educational institution”.
Chkhenkeli underlined the importance of the Hadron Therapy Centre, which is being built at the university and set to allow oncology and proton therapy research.
The ultra-modern cyclotrons of the Hadron Therapy Centre have already been installed in the world's leading manufacturer of proton therapy equipment for cancer diseases (IBA) for the scientific research process. It should be noted that one cyclotron will be entirely intended for scientific research in medical and nuclear physics, while the other will be used for cancer treatment. The fact that one cyclotron will be used entirely for research causes special interest from the international scientific community," Chkhenkeli said.
The GGSB conference is bringing together leading international scientists in public lectures in the areas of neuroscience, tumour treatment, proton therapy and radiology.
Pierre Mottet, the Chairman of the Board at a leading international proton therapy company Ion Beam Applications, on Tuesday said providing treatment to cancer patients was the company’s “largest goal”, in comments on the launch of the construction of the Hadron Therapy Centre in Georgia’s west on Tuesday.
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.
Georgia will boast the first and only hadron therapy centre for science and medical treatment in the South Caucasus, with the facility for advanced cancer treatment set to open alongside the launch of the Kutaisi International University in the country's west.
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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and a group of MPs on Friday visited children patients with leukaemia in a Tbilisi clinic to bring messages of congratulation on the holiday season and wishes for the new year.
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.