
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia - Mikheil
Chkhenkeli and the Chairman of the Education, Science and Culture Committee of
the Parliament of Georgia - Mariam Jashi met with the experts and scientists at
the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN).
The sides discussed the possibility of enlargement of the
Memorandum for further deepening cooperation with the world center, which will
allow Georgian scientists to be fully involved in modern research projects. In
addition, they agreed that more and more Georgian masters and doctorates will
be involved in the "Atlas" and CMS experiments in the future.
At the meeting, Mikheil Chkhenkeli talked about the challenges
of scientific infrastructure in Georgia and stated that significant works will
be done in this regard. Additionally, the minister emphasized that together
with Tbilisi State University, Georgian Technical University and other higher
educational institutions will be able to get involved in CERN experiments.
Towards the end of the meeting, which was held in Geneva, and
attended by various international organizations, as well as the Permanent
Representative of Georgia to UN departments – Viktor Dolidze, Mikheil
Chkhenkeli and Mariam Jashi thanked the Atlas and CMS leaders for supporting
Georgian scientists and expressed their hope that the discussion regarding Georgia
becoming an associated member in CERN will bring positive results.