Georgian Education Minister, German professor discuss Hadron Therapy Centre prospects
Calling the KIU and Centre a “unique” project in internationalisation of the Georgian higher education, Hermann said he was “proud” to be personally involved in the development of the educational institution since its foundation in 2020. Photo: mes.gov.ge
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Prospects of the Hadron Therapy Centre of the Kutaisi International University in Georgia’s west were discussed in a meeting between the Georgian Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli and Wolfgang Anton Hermann, a German chemist and the Honorary President of the University, on Thursday.
The Ministry said Chkhenkeli had highlighted the significance of the Centre, a major project for facilitating both educational and research work in the Georgian hub city and the KIU, in the meeting.
The Minister noted the Centre would invite “international scientific circles” for conducting oncology and proton therapy research.
Photo: Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
Calling the KIU and Centre a “unique” project in internationalisation of the Georgian higher education, Hermann said he was “proud” to be personally involved in the development of the educational institution since its foundation in 2020.
Ion Beam Applications, a medical technology company, has built two modern cyclotrons for the Centre, with one device set to be used for cancer treatment while the other cyclotron designated as part of the venue’s scientific research laboratory for studies in medical, nuclear and radiation physics and biophysics.
KIU is the first state university built in Georgia since the country restored its independence in 1991, and is seen as a major element in the bid to restore the former role of an educational hub city to Kutaisi. The University received its first intake of students in 2020.
Leading professors from Harvard Medical School will be involved in research at the hadron therapy centre, an in-construction facility in the city of Kutaisi in Georgia’s west, the Georgian education ministry said on Monday.
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.
Kutaisi International University (KIU), the first state university built in Georgia since the country restored its independence in 1991, has received its first intake of students today. So far KIU has three English-language programs for bachelor’s degrees – Management, Mathematics and Computer Science. Gakharia also mentioned that Kutaisi, which has always been a centre of Georgian science, culture and development, will also become an educational centre of the country.