Official Visit of the Director of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation to the Forschungszentrum Jรผlich
From June 11 to 13, Zviad Gabisonia, General Director of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, is on an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany at one of the world's leading research centers, the Forschungszentrum Jรผlich. On June 12, the General Director of the Foundation met with Professor Hans Strรถher, Director of the Institute for Nuclear Physics at the Forschungszentrum Jรผlich; Professor Bernd Neumayer and Professor Jon Shah, Directors of the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine; Professor Astrid Kindler-Schar, Director of Energy and Climate Research and Chairperson of the Jรผlich Scientific-Technical Council, and Director Professor Andreas Vanner; as well as Jรผlich Center researchers Professor Andro Kacharava, Professor Irakli Keshelashvili, and Eva Portius, International Relations Manager at the Jรผlich Center. During the meeting, the parties discussed active cooperation between the Jรผlich Center and Georgia's Rustaveli National Science Foundation within the framework of the ongoing joint program, the strategy for future mutual cooperation, and the planning and implementation of large-scale joint projects and programs. They also discussed the issue of creating a Science Bridge between Georgian and German young scientists. It should be noted that the Forschungszentrum Jรผlich is a member of the largest German foundation network, the Helmholtz Association.
Within the framework of the visit, meetings were held with representatives of the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine and the Institute of Energy and Climate Research of the Jรผlich Center. Presentations were held on particle accelerators and smart labs, as well as a presentation of the youth laboratory. Zviad Gabisonia met with Georgian students and young scientists from German higher education institutions and spoke about the ongoing reforms in the fields of education and science in Georgia.
