Plans are underway to increase the participation of young Georgian scientists and doctoral students in European research projects

Today, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze and Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze are attending the opening of an international symposium in Trieste, Italy, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). The event is attended by representatives of the world's leading research institutions, the President of Italy, Nobel laureates, ministers of education and science from about ten countries, the Directors-General of UNESCO and CERN, and delegations from various countries.

Within the framework of the symposium, a meeting of the Georgian delegation is scheduled with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the management of CERN's nuclear research, where the prospects of Georgia's associate membership in CERN will be discussed. Negotiations will also be held on increasing the participation of young Georgian scientists and doctoral students in European research projects. Particular attention will be paid to the fields of theoretical physics and mathematics.

In her speech, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova emphasized that at the current stage, science has changed its face and the boundary between fundamental and applied sciences has been blurred. She also spoke about the great importance attached to making science accessible to developing countries.

Within the framework of the symposium, future prospects for the development of science and specific objectives for scientific advancement worldwide will be discussed. A particular subject of discussion was the involvement of developing countries in shaping the scientific agenda and participating in contemporary research activities.