Georgian education minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli on Wednesday awarded young winners of this year’s Millenium Innovations Award for projects ranging from research to microtechnology and accessibility.
The ministry said team LIGGA had earned the first place for their project on radiation research, monitoring and safety systems, and would be welcomed at the NASA space centre university camp in the United States as a reward.
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Team FIRELINK, with their project for a network of low-cost stations based on microtechnology and sensors for early monitoring of forest fires, were recognised for their work with the second place, and will participate in the iD Tech camp at Stanford University in the US.
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A universal friend house project created by team MAD SCIENTISTS was awarded with the third place, earning their creators the opportunity to visit the European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Switzerland.
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The team’s project emerged from the experience of one of its members with special educational needs, with the team developing a solution enabling users to control home appliances with voice commands and voice messages, both from home and remotely.
Chkhenkeli highlighted the importance of the competition and said the number of participants was increasing each year, with more young people expressing their interest in science. “It is of great importance that school students from all regions of Georgia take part in the competition. Their number has already increased to 2,500 since 2014”, he said.
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A total of 350 school students from the country's public and private schools participated in the competition this year.
Millenium Challenge Account-Georgia has been implementing the Millenium Innovation Award since 2014 with financial support of the US embassy, in cooperation with the Georgian education ministry and the NASA space centre.