Bachelor’s students in the Informatics and Control Systems, Transport Systems, and Mechanical Engineering, and Power Engineering faculties of Georgian Technical University will continue their studies in the master’s programs at one of the leading higher education institutions in South Korea.
With the above-mentioned offer, a delegation from South Korea University (Korea University) visited the Georgian Technical University on a working visit - consisting of the Director of the Master’s Commission Jae Hwi Kim, the Manager of the Master’s SK Global Scholarship Program, Yun Bin Yang, and the researcher of the Multi-Element Nanoparticle Tectonics Center of the same university, a graduate of the GTU Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Levan Ratiani.
The meeting was attended by the President of the Supervisory Board, Professor Zurab Gudavadze, Vice-Rectors Tamar Tsereteli and Tamar Lominadze, Dean of the Faculty of Power Engineering, Professor Lena Shatakishvili, Dean of the Faculty of Transport Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor Boris Gitolendia, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems, Professor Lili Petriashvili, and representatives of the GTU administration.
It was noted that the Korean University, which ranks third in South Korea’s educational and scientific space, is interested in attracting students from the Georgian Technical University’s bachelor’s programs, who study informatics, engineering and semiconductor physics, artificial intelligence (AI), energy and mechanical engineering. These students will then continue their studies at the master’s level in Korea.
As the Director of the Master’s Commission of Korea University, Jae Hwi Kim noted, that talented and motivated bachelors of the Georgian Technical University who are interested in continuing their studies at the master’s programs of Korea University and, accordingly, meet the requirements for admission to a Korean university, will be provided with a high scholarship, a residential campus, high-standard research infrastructure. In parallel with their studies, the students will be actively involved in the ongoing innovation development and implementation projects of the largest Korean corporation “SK Group” based at the university, which will be additionally remunerated by the corporation.
Vice-Rector, Professor Tamar Lominadze introduced the history, educational and research directions, and scientific achievements of the Georgian Technical University to the Korean side. The Vice-Rector also drew attention to the efforts and opportunities of the university aimed at forming a young, promising generation of specialists and researchers.
“South Korea, according to the development index, is the most highly developed country in East Asia, and in the world market, it is one of the strongest players in the direction of a science-intensive economy. It is significant to share the successful model of conducting scientific research and technology transfer in the teaching-learning process, in collaboration with industries, which has been tested at a Korean university and in which master’s and doctoral students are actively involved. This is exactly the model that can strengthen Georgia economically if we choose the right direction and take into account the acceptable conditions for our country.
In turn, the Georgian Technical University is one of the successful engineering-technological, as well as humanitarian higher education institutions in the South Caucasus region, where the educational and research process is carried out according to European standards. Our scientific and academic circles successfully cooperate with the largest international research organizations and centers: in Switzerland - CERN, in Japan - KEK and J-Parc, in the United States - FERMILAB; we have close contacts with the Willich Center, a famous and leading university in America, Europe and Asia. We are pleased that a highly rated university in South Korea is interested in opening the opportunity for the Georgian Technical University undergraduate students to continue their studies and research at the master’s level in Korea. We hope our talented and motivated students will take advantage of this excellent, mutually beneficial offer” - said Tamar Lominadze.
At the meeting, Yun Bin Yang, the manager of the “SK Global Scholarship Program” at Korea University, gave a presentation about the Korean University.
Levan Ratiani, a graduate of the GTU Faculty of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, who is currently a master’s student at Korea University and a researcher at the Center for Multi-Element Nanoparticle Tectonics, spoke to GTU representatives about the life of international students at Korea University, their involvement in the educational and research processes, and the many opportunities for their development.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed that in the coming days, representatives of the Korean University will hold an extended meeting with students of the relevant faculties of the Georgian Technical University.