International Scientific Seminar on Environmental Engineering Opens at GTU

The 4th International Scientific-Practical Seminar – “European Innovative Technologies of Environmental Engineering Protection” has opened at the Georgian Technical University, with more than 80 scientists and young researchers from Europe and the South Caucasus countries participating.

The three-day international seminar is organized by the Georgian Technical University, Bialystok University of Technology (Poland), University of Life Sciences in Lublin (ULSL, Poland), National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, and Rzeszów University of Technology (RUT, Poland).

The international scientific seminar, which was attended by representatives of the Georgian Technical University administration, professors and teachers of the faculties of construction and engineering, and students, was opened by the Rector, Academician David Gurgenidze.

According to David Gurgenidze, considering the growing and changing global challenges, the field of environmental engineering is expanding further because, to overcome the challenges, new achievements in applied mathematics and science must be used to develop new, more effective solutions that should serve the best interests of individual countries and the world as a whole.

According to the rector, the international scientific-practical seminar envisages to discuss challenges and experiences in environmental engineering.

“Georgian Technical University is hosting the IV International Scientific-Practical Seminar – “European Innovative Technologies of Environmental Engineering Protection”. This particularly important scientific event brings together leading scientists from Europe and the South Caucasus to share knowledge, best practices, and cooperate on the difficult challenges faced by individual countries and the modern world.

The rapid development of environmental engineering is driven by global issues such as climate change, sustainable development, sustainable use of water resources, directions in industrial chemistry and microbiology, urban sustainability and civil engineering, and, of course, the protection of natural resources, as well as acute environmental challenges. Reconciling these issues requires an open, multidisciplinary dialogue, which is what this three-day seminar is about.

The Georgian Technical University has always played and still plays a significant role in scientific progress and development of engineering fields. We participate in several international research projects and major scientific experiments. We are connected by scientific and academic collaboration with leading universities in Europe, America, and Asia, as well as with the largest scientific centers. We continue to promote innovations and technologies, as well as work on solutions based on applied sciences, which serve both national interests and take into account involvement in global processes.

I would like to express my special gratitude to our guests – scientists and professors from partner universities in Poland, Armenia, and other European countries – for participating in the seminar. I wish them fruitful discussions, new ideas, and success in fulfilling our common mission, which involves overcoming the challenges facing environmental engineering through science, innovation, and effective cooperation,” noted David Gurgenidze.

Welcoming speeches were delivered by Professor Leh Deniz of the Bialystok University of Technology, Professor Hovhannes Tokmanjian of the Academician I.V. Egiazarov Institute of Water Problems and Hydraulic Engineering (Armenia), Director of the Tsotne Mirtskhulav Scientific Research Institute of Water Management of GTU, Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences Givi Gavardashvili, and Dean of the Faculty of GTU Civil Engineering, Professor Zurab Gvishiani.

As the speakers noted, the vision and approaches of environmental engineers today are more extensive than ever, and they are involved in solving all key issues, including the most important ones: the maximum neutralization of sources of environmental pollution and chemical impact on it, green production and chemistry-microbiology, sustainable urban design and civil infrastructure, hydrology, systems design, etc.

The work of the international seminar will be held over three days in three sections: environmental engineering, water resources, and construction. The scientific event will close on May 16th.