News & Events & Announcements

United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Energy Capacity Initiative (ECI) is a project designed to enhance Georgia’s energy security. ECI has launched its grants program, which will address important energy sector issues. Priority areas of grant programme intervention are: improvement of living conditions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and for people living in remote areas, such as high mountains, energy efficiency, energy safety and security, partnership with GoG, energy companies and utilities, regional cooperation, development of renewable energy (wind/solar), improvement of energy security of regions of Georgia:  www.aeai.ge

14 September Georgian National Science Foundation (GNSF) and Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) have announced the forth joint call in the framework of the “TARGET RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PROGRAM”.

The detailed information on the program view on the site: www.gnsf.ge

On the 1st June U.S. Civilian Research&Development Foundation (CRDF), Georgian National Science Foundation (GNSF) and Georgian Research&Development Foundation (GRDF) have announced call for Business Partnership Grants.

The detailed information on the program view on the site: www.grdf.ge

17-19 June, 2008 in the New Forest, United Kingdom was held the 4^th International Conference "Materials Characterization 2009", in which a senior researcher of the Mining Institute Dr. Lali Gurchumelia took part.

At the conference she has presented a report: "Investigation of performance properties of novel composite fire-extinguishing powders based on mineral raw materials".
                                                                               

The 1 June 2009 issue of NATO in Georgia , which is a supplement to the 24 Saati (24 Hour) newspaper published information on the project SfP 980981, implemented within the framework of  NATOs  programme “Science for Peace and Security”. The project is implemented by the Georgian Mining Institute (Tbilisi) and the University of Florida (USA), An interview with the Project Coordinator, Dr. E. Mataradze was organized by the Georgian Information Centre on NATO (www.natoinfo.ge).

Dr E. Mataradze briefs the readers on the promising results of the collaboration of Georgian scientists within the frameworks of NATO’s programme “Science for Peace and Security”.

It is noted that the project enabled to equip the experimental base of the Mining Institute with modern equipment and computer facilities, establish scientific contacts with foreign colleagues and send young researchers abroad for training. The research, which aims at designing a new system for protecting people from explosions as envisaged by the project, is now in progress. The Georgian National Fund for Science has also committed funds to complement the work supported by the NATO programme for science.  

On the 1st June U.S. Civilian Research&Development Foundation (CRDF), Georgian National Science Foundation (GNSF) and Georgian Research&Development Foundation (GRDF) have announced call for Business Partnership Grants.

The detailed information on the program view on the site: www.grdf.ge

Directorate for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security carries out the scientific and technical program.

The detailed information on the program view on the site: www.grdf.ge

21-23 October, 2008 in Belek-Antalya, Turkey was held the 11^th INTERNATIONAL MINERAL PROCESSING SYMPOSIUM in which Dr. Teimuraz Mechurchlishvili a collaborator of the Mining Institute took part.

At the symposium he has presented a report: "New Film Nanothechnology for Flotation" as a poster.
                                                                               

From 19  to 25 September in Agra (India) was held ITA-AITES WORLD TUNNEL CONGRESS under motto "Underground Facilities for Better Environment & Safety" & 34th General Assembly.
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G.Tsulukidze Mining Institute has been selected for Top Five Asian Semi-Finals of the Global Security Challenge 2008, international competition that seeks to highlight the world’s most promising security technologies.
                                                                               

The Top-5 Asian security start-ups 2008 selected by Global Security Challenge are:

• G. Tsulukidze Mining Institute of Georgia (Georgia) – wireless system for detecting explosions and activating protective devices in underground environments.
• Hiperware (Singapore) – real-time decision making software that leverages cluster computing power for analysing enterprise processes to actively identify errors and monitor process effectiveness.
• Lockstep Technologies (Australia) – novel smartcard and identity technology that allows for secure and anonymous Internet transactions.
• Precision Sensors Instrumentation (Armenia) – single layer flat-coil-oscillator absolute-position sensors enable enhanced prediction of earthquakes and detection of armed activity in zero visibility settings.
• Veritide Limited (New Zealand) – hand-held screening device capable of detecting anthrax and other bacterial spores within minutes

The two winners of the Asian Semi-Final, to be held in Singapore on September 26, will compete against winners from the American and European legs at the final event hosted by London Business School on November 13. The six finalists will present their business cases to a panel of judges consisting of officials from government, venture capital, security, and/or technology sectors.
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 To the world scientific community

On 8^th August 2008, Russia has started the full scale invasion of Georgia. The cities and airports of Georgia were being bombed. Even after declaration of the end of the military operations and ceasefire they have bombed the hospital and have burned down the University of Gori. At the moment they are conducting the operations of mass deportations of people from their homes and murderers.

We urge all, for whom the humanity, democracy and freedom in the world is the cornerstone of the scientific work to help Georgia to promote these values, to try to stop the Russian aggression on Georgia.

 On June 16-20 in Albena (Bulgaria) the 8th International Scientific Conference “MODERN MANAGEMENT OF MINE PRODUCING, GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION”  (SGEM 2008) was held. From the G.Tsulukidze Mining Institute Dr. N.Chikhradze participated in the conference…
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