Date: 27th May, 2022

Venue:       IDS, Building 8, GTU, 75 Kostava Street, Tbilisi

Event:        Signing the memorandum of cooperation between the Georgian Technical University and "HiPP GmbH & Co., and announcing a HiPP contest to IDS students

Format:        Ceremony and announcement

Participants:        Prof. David Gurgenidze, Rector of GTU, and Hon. Prof. Klaus Hipp

Photo © GTU Images

On May 27, 2022, the Rector of the Georgian Technical University, Professor David Gurgenidze, met the Honorary Consul of Georgia in Bavaria, Patron, Honorary Doctor of GTU, the founder of the world's leading baby food manufacturing company "HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG, Prof. Klaus Hipp. After the meeting, David Gurgenidze and Klaus Hipp signed an updated memorandum of cooperation, the purpose of which is to promote    and    strengthen    scientific    and academic cooperation between the Georgian Technical University and HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG.

After signing the memorandum of cooperation, Klaus Hipp visited the International Design School and introduced students to the conditions of the internal IDS contest. On the basis of the competition among the bachelor and master students of IDS, the two best students will be selected. The winners will be sent to Germany for a one-month internship, which will be, traditionally, fully funded by HiPP GmbH & Co.