Tbilisi Hosts Annual Inventors Olympiad
Tbilisi hosted the 9th International Young Inventors Project Olympiad with over 300 school children from all over the world presenting more than 100 projects in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics and other fields. The Annual Olympiad aims to help young people make their inventions public.
On the very first day of the Olympiad, Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, Mikheil Giorgadze, hosted a welcoming reception for the young participates at the ministry.
The opening ceremony at Tbilisi Mall was attended by Tbilisi Mayor David Narmania, Chaglar School principle, International Black Sea University representatives, General Director of Georgian Public Broadcaster Giorgi Baratashvili and other public figures.
Mayor of Tbilisi David Narmania: “It is very important that not only Georgians but other participants from the region and different parts of the world presented their inventions. We are pleased to host and support the event. This is a most important basis for the success of the participant countries and Georgia.”
General Director of Georgian Public Broadcaster, Giorgi Baratashvili: “We are once again the supporters of the Olympiad and are covering everything that happens from beginning to end. The event is essential because many foreign young people come to Georgia and get acquainted with our country and its culture”.
The award ceremony was held at the Tbilisi State University and every winner from each category was awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals by Zaza Tsintsadze, Deputy Chief of Education, Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
Georgian competitors Vaja Phanjakidze and Shalva Giorgadze were among the best, and won gold medals.
12th grader Shalva Giorgadze invented a device which enables the saving of helicopter passengers’ lives in emergency situations while 8th grader Shalva Phanjikidze’s project dealt with the impact of stress caused by social isolation and the violation of the circadian rhythm on the emotional state and learning ability. He studied the process by observing rats.
International Young Inventors Olympiads (IYIPO) have been held in Tbilisi since 2003 by the CAGLAR Institutions’ Demirel College, supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, sponsored by the European Union Representative in Georgia, International Black Sea University (IBSU), Georgian Patent Office and Georgian Public Broadcasting.