The Academic Council of the Technical University of Georgia, under the chairmanship of the rector, academician Davit Gurgenidze, for the first time in the history of the university’s existence, elected the members of the Supervisory board, who will carry out their activities on public grounds.

The session of the Academic Council held in hybrid mode, which was attended by the leading Georgian, European, Asian, and American scientists of the engineering-technological and humanitarian fields, along with the academic circles of the Technical University, elected 18 members of the Supervisory board according to the introduction of the President of the Supervisory Board, Lavrenti Gudavadze.

According to the resolution of the Academic Council of GTU, members of the Supervisory board are:

Edward Charles Blacher (USA)

- Professor of the University of Chicago, Director of the “Enrico Fermi Institute” of the University of Chicago, Member of the Advisory Committee of the Stanford Subsurface Research Complex Program;

Satoshi Mihara (KEK, Tsukuba, Japan)

- Professor, Honorary Doctorate of Technical University of Georgia, Member of the International Advisory Board of the “Shota Rustaveli Foundation”, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, 2015-2021, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Particle and Nuclear Research Institute, COMET Collaboration Manager; 

Tiziano Camporesi (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland)

- Professor, honorary doctorate of the Technical University of Georgia, member of the international advisory board of the “Shota Rustaveli Foundation”, former spokesperson of the CERN/CMS collaboration, former leader of the CERN/CMS group, one of the leaders of the CMS collaboration;

Lech Dzenis (Poland)

- Professor, President of the Belostok University of Technology 2012-2020, expert of the EKOFUNDUSZ Foundation, member of the Environmental Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences 2012-2015;

Richo Lazarov (USA)

- Mathematician, Professor, Emeritus - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Emeritus - Department of Mathematics, University of Texas (USA), Scopus citation 5469, h index-36;

Jure Zovko (Croatia)

- Philosopher, President of the International University of Philosophy (Paris), President of the International Academy of Philosophy and Science (Brussels, Belgium), Member of the FISP managing Committee;

Ramaz Khurodze

- Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academician;

Zviad Tsamalaidze

- Director of the Institute of Quantum Physics and Engineering Technologies of GTU; Since 2000, he has participated in experiments conducted at CERN, KEK, JPARC, and is the coordinator of these experiments from Georgia;

Irakli Gujabidze

- Head of the Department of Mining Technologies of the Faculty of Mining and Geology of GTU, Chairman of the Mining and Geological Society, Professor;

Mindia Ugrekhelidze

- Professor, jurist, adviser to the Minister of Justice of Georgia, chairman of the Supreme Court of Georgia - 1990-1999, judge of the European Court of Human Rights - 1999-2009;

Giorgi Kvesitadze

- Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia;

Tariel Kvitsiani

- Head of Department of Engineering Mechanics and Construction Technical Expertise #101 of the Faculty of Construction of GTU, professor;  

Jumber Iosebidze

- Head of the Motor Transport and Logistics Department of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering of GTU, professor;

Davit Tavkhelidze

- Head of the Department of Science and Innovations of GTU, member-correspondent of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia;

Revaz Kldiashvili

- Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Technologies of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy of GTU;

Rusudan Kutateladze

- Dean of the Faculty of Business Technologies of GTU, professor;

Vakhtang Kvaratskhelia

- Director of the Niko Muskhelishvili Computational Mathematics Institute of GTU, professor;

Vakhtang Davitaya

- Architect, professor, laureate of the State Prize of Georgia, honorary doctorate of Mas del Plata University (Argentina), honorary citizen of Tbilisi and Muncie (Indiana, USA).

As the rector of the Technical University of Georgia, academician Davit Gurgenidze, chairman of the academic council, in his speech noted that the developing processes have shown that the university is preparing for new challenges, which also implies further refinement of the teaching-learning methodology and multifaceted development of the university.

“For the first time in the history of the Technical University of Georgia, we’ve elected members of the Supervisory board. I’d like to emphasize that the Academic Council did not support the presented candidates by chance - each of you is an outstanding scientist worldwide. You’ve made the greatest contribution to the development of science, conducted the most important, fundamental research, and solved the most difficult tasks, most of which are mentioned in well-known scientific articles and published in high-rated scientific journals - this is the reason for the unanimity of the Academic Council! I wish you success for the benefit of our country and the Technical University of Georgia”, said Davit Gurgenidze in his speech.

The newly elected members of the Supervisory board thanked the Rector and the Academic Council for their trust.