GTU Rector, Academician David Gurgenidze, Met with COMET Experiment Leader Professor Satoshi Mihara

The Rector of the Georgian Technical University, Academician David Gurgenidze, met with Professor Satoshi Mihara – a scientist at KEK’s Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies and the leader of the COMET experiment, a major project of Japan’s High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK). The meeting focused on developing cooperation between the Georgian Technical University and leading Japanese scientific centers, as well as on strengthening new scientific opportunities.

Satoshi Mihara’s visit aims to deepen long-standing cooperation between the Georgian Technical University and leading Japanese scientific centers, expand joint research activities, and discuss opportunities to implement new international projects.

According to the Rector of GTU, Satoshi Mihara’s long-standing, multifaceted collaboration with the Higher School of Engineering extends beyond participation in research projects. As Academician David Gurgenidze notes, in June of this year, the Japanese scientist delivered a public lecture at the Georgian Technical University for interested students and young researchers, titled “Introduction to KEK and J-PARC: Frontiers of Particle Physics and Accelerator Development in Japan”.

“The meeting with Satoshi Mihara holds special significance for us, as he is not only an internationally acclaimed scientist but also a long-standing partner of the Georgian Technical University. Cooperation between the Georgian Technical University and leading Japanese scientific centers spans many years. The participation of our scientists, engineers, and young researchers in international research projects at KEK and J-PARC – including the COMET experiment – is particularly important. This collaboration enables Georgian scientists to engage in both modern fundamental and applied research and to work alongside the world’s leading researchers.

Our goal is to deepen these relationships further and ensure that cooperation extends beyond specific scientific projects. We want to conduct new joint research, expand opportunities for students and young scientists to gain international experience, and develop educational programs that bring the Georgian Technical University even closer to the international scientific community.

Professor Satoshi Mihara’s experience and support are especially important to us. I am confident that today’s meeting will help identify new opportunities and further strengthen the partnership that has developed over the years between the Georgian Technical University and the Japanese scientific community”.

– Academician David Gurgenidze

The collaboration between the university and the Japan High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) has been ongoing since 2014, and one of its important directions is the COMET experiment implemented at J-PARC.

Scientists, engineers, and young researchers of the Georgian Technical University participate in this international research project. Within this framework of cooperation, GTU researchers are involved in creating and developing modern detector systems, as well as in various scientific research directions.