In GTU, within the framework of the project – “Women’s Tech Hub”, a competition of innovative ideas was held
25-06-2024
Within the framework of the project of the Georgian Technical University of Georgia – “Strengthening Gender Diversity in Engineering - The Women’s Tech Hub", the “GTU Innovative Ideas Competition – 2024” was held.
The final event of “Women’s Tech Hub” was hosted by the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering.
At the final stage of the competition, GTU students presented 12 business ideas: PetMall; Mountain; Women’s Relax House; Art school-studio; Raritia; Martvili Resort; MILA - advertising company; Music Art House - multi-musical studio; Easy Way; Healthyfit; Kindergarten “Literate”; Fig production.
The competition jury, based on the relevant criteria, identified the three best business ideas among the presented student projects.
The jury awarded 1st place to the project - PETMALL, the author of which is a group consisting of Gvantsa Davitaia, a student of the Faculty of Energy, and students of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanics - Natia Beruashvili, Sopho Amaglobeli and Mariam Gugulashvili.
The second place was won by the project – “Music Art House” - a multi-musical studio”, whose authors are students of the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism - Mariam Noselidze, Saba Basiashvili and student of the Faculty of Informatics and Management Systems Nini Kibrotsashvili.
The business idea – “Raritia”, which belongs to Rusudan Lomidze, a student of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering, took the third place.
The prize fund determined by the project for the winning entrepreneurial ideas in the contest of innovative ideas of the Georgian Technical University was 600 dollars (equivalent in GEL). The project organizers awarded 300 dollars to the winner of the first place, 200 dollars to the second place, and 100 dollars to third place.
The university project – “Strengthening Gender Diversity in Engineering – Women’s Tech Hub”, which is implemented with the funding of the Small Grants Program of the Democracy Commission of the US Embassy in Georgia, is coordinated by the Technology and Grant Projects Office of the Georgian Technical University.
As the head of the office Thea Murvanidze noted, the goal of the “Women’s Tech Hub” project is to increase the role of women in engineering and their career development. Within the framework of the project, training courses in general management, marketing communications and PR technologies, graphic design, web technologies, and WordPress development, as well as practical entrepreneurship were held for interested students of various faculties at the University, Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering. She said that a summary interactive seminar related to “Entrepreneurship Day” was held under the auspices of the project.
“We are sure that the university career platform created within the framework of the project and the educational and cognitive activities carried out will give students, especially female students, not only basic knowledge and acquire the necessary skills for business but will also strengthen their motivation to show their abilities as much as possible and work more diligently on business ideas in the future. The reason for saying this is that our student groups presented interesting and well-developed business ideas at the innovative ideas competition and won.
We congratulate and wish success to the young people! We are grateful to the Small Grants Program of the Commission for Democracy of the United States of America Embassy in Georgia for supporting and funding a relevant and necessary university project for students. The Georgian Technical University with the support of the Rector, Academician David Gurgenidze, will also try to obtain funding from donor organizations in the future and implement such projects that will be aimed at the career development of students and increase their prospects of employment or self-employment”, said Thea Murvanidze.
The university project – “Strengthening Gender Diversity in Engineering – Women’s Tech Hub” - is funded by the Small Grants Program of the Democracy Commission of the US Embassy in Georgia. The project is coordinated by GTU’s Office of Technology and Grant Projects. The university career platform was created under the auspices of “Women’s Tech Hub”, which takes care of attracting vacancies from engineering fields and employment of female engineers, creates new opportunities for career development for university students and graduates, and promotes the training of market-oriented and competitive specialists.
The final event of “Women’s Tech Hub” was hosted by the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering.
At the final stage of the competition, GTU students presented 12 business ideas: PetMall; Mountain; Women’s Relax House; Art school-studio; Raritia; Martvili Resort; MILA - advertising company; Music Art House - multi-musical studio; Easy Way; Healthyfit; Kindergarten “Literate”; Fig production.
The competition jury, based on the relevant criteria, identified the three best business ideas among the presented student projects.
The jury awarded 1st place to the project - PETMALL, the author of which is a group consisting of Gvantsa Davitaia, a student of the Faculty of Energy, and students of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanics - Natia Beruashvili, Sopho Amaglobeli and Mariam Gugulashvili.
The second place was won by the project – “Music Art House” - a multi-musical studio”, whose authors are students of the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism - Mariam Noselidze, Saba Basiashvili and student of the Faculty of Informatics and Management Systems Nini Kibrotsashvili.
The business idea – “Raritia”, which belongs to Rusudan Lomidze, a student of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering, took the third place.
The prize fund determined by the project for the winning entrepreneurial ideas in the contest of innovative ideas of the Georgian Technical University was 600 dollars (equivalent in GEL). The project organizers awarded 300 dollars to the winner of the first place, 200 dollars to the second place, and 100 dollars to third place.
The university project – “Strengthening Gender Diversity in Engineering – Women’s Tech Hub”, which is implemented with the funding of the Small Grants Program of the Democracy Commission of the US Embassy in Georgia, is coordinated by the Technology and Grant Projects Office of the Georgian Technical University.
As the head of the office Thea Murvanidze noted, the goal of the “Women’s Tech Hub” project is to increase the role of women in engineering and their career development. Within the framework of the project, training courses in general management, marketing communications and PR technologies, graphic design, web technologies, and WordPress development, as well as practical entrepreneurship were held for interested students of various faculties at the University, Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering. She said that a summary interactive seminar related to “Entrepreneurship Day” was held under the auspices of the project.
“We are sure that the university career platform created within the framework of the project and the educational and cognitive activities carried out will give students, especially female students, not only basic knowledge and acquire the necessary skills for business but will also strengthen their motivation to show their abilities as much as possible and work more diligently on business ideas in the future. The reason for saying this is that our student groups presented interesting and well-developed business ideas at the innovative ideas competition and won.
We congratulate and wish success to the young people! We are grateful to the Small Grants Program of the Commission for Democracy of the United States of America Embassy in Georgia for supporting and funding a relevant and necessary university project for students. The Georgian Technical University with the support of the Rector, Academician David Gurgenidze, will also try to obtain funding from donor organizations in the future and implement such projects that will be aimed at the career development of students and increase their prospects of employment or self-employment”, said Thea Murvanidze.
The university project – “Strengthening Gender Diversity in Engineering – Women’s Tech Hub” - is funded by the Small Grants Program of the Democracy Commission of the US Embassy in Georgia. The project is coordinated by GTU’s Office of Technology and Grant Projects. The university career platform was created under the auspices of “Women’s Tech Hub”, which takes care of attracting vacancies from engineering fields and employment of female engineers, creates new opportunities for career development for university students and graduates, and promotes the training of market-oriented and competitive specialists.
