GTU Rector States on World Engineering Day

The Rector of the Georgian Technical University and Chairman of the Standing Conference of Rectors of Georgia, Academician David Gurgenidze, addresses engineering and technological specialists, scientists and researchers, students, and graduates and congratulates them on the “World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development”.

According to the Rector, the unimpeded progress of the world and individual countries largely depends on the significant achievements of engineers and engineering science in leading fields and on the main mission that ensures the sustainable development of humanity.

“World Engineering Day is celebrated annually to recognize the great achievements of engineers and technologists and their immeasurable contribution to sustainable development worldwide.

Engineering and technology are the cornerstone of national development, contributing to innovation and progress in all sectors. Engineers create vital infrastructure and develop technologies. Their work ensures not only economic growth but also overcoming global challenges, including improving health, environmental protection, and sustainability.

Our country’s qualified engineers care for the sustainable development of Georgia, serving with selfless dedication in such fields and areas as: civil engineering; mechanical engineering and industrial engineering; energy and hydroengineering, electrical engineering and renewable energy; computer engineering, artificial intelligence and robotics; air and aerospace engineering; nuclear and biomedical engineering; chemical, biosystems and environmental engineering, oil and gas extraction, and others. The majority of them are graduates of the Georgian Technical University.

Our university, which has begun the countdown to a new century of existence, is the founder of several engineering and technological fields in Georgia. The establishment of one of the elite directions in our country – space construction and military engineering fields – became possible at the Georgian Technical University, using its scientific, engineering, technical, technological, and industrial potential.

Technological progress is also the result of the great efforts of the university’s engineers, scientists, teachers, and students who seek practical application of scientific discoveries and innovations, create the latest technologies and designs based on scientific ideas, and make them available to the public, participate in the most important global experiments and collaborate with the world’s leading scientific centers.

Georgian Technical University arouses youth interest in STEAM education and cares about training the next generation of engineers and technologists. With the support of the Government of Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, and the active support of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia, personally Minister Aleksandre Tsuladze, the scientists, researchers, and teachers of the university always remain faithful to our main mission. We uphold the highest standards of education and scientific research and their accessibility, we develop engineering directions, technologies, and innovations, thereby contributing to the economic prosperity and sustainable development of the country.

I would like to address the distinguished scientists and professors of our university. Your tireless work, which involves stimulating interest in the process of cognition and science and mentoring the brilliant minds of talented young generations, is the foundation not only of the success of our university but also of the development of engineering in our country.

I appeal to our students and young researchers – you are the future of Georgian engineering, you will have to say the decisive word, determine the directions of engineering and technological progress, and, accordingly, the possibilities of sustainable development of our country. Therefore, accept all challenges within the walls of the university, meet these challenges with curiosity, and perseverance, and at the same time, keep in mind that the possibilities of engineering are expanding infinitely, and the demand for specialists is growing as never before.

We – university teachers, scientists, and students, look to the future together and are supported by those engineering and technological achievements that are already part of the history of the development of our country and the world, those achievements through which engineering fields have played a crucial role in the processes of national transformation. We have in mind economic growth, the development of industries, technological progress through innovations, the development of strategic infrastructure, and most importantly, changing the world for the better, because engineering is a catalyst for change that creates solid guarantees for a sustainable future and an improved quality of life.

Dear colleagues – scientists, professors, young researchers, and our youth, students, once again I heartily congratulate you on World Engineering Day!” is noted in the rector, academician David Gurgenidze’s statement. 

“World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development” has been celebrated every March 4th since 2020. The date aims to popularize engineering and deal with the challenges of changing the world for the better.