New Lab to Provide Top Quality Construction Technology

On October 13, President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and Minister of Education and Science Dimitri Shashkini opened a teaching and scientific lab at the Georgian Technical University (GTU).

This new learning center will allow more than 100 scientific works to be conducted in the construction sphere. The GTU will train construction specialists who will carry out field work on site and there will be no need to invite foreign experts.

The laboratory comprises more than 80 units of equipment. Scientific research and experiments will be also conducted in compliance with modern international standards.

The president personally familiarized himself with the innovations and processes, which create an opportunity to test the sustainability of construction materials on site. It is also possible to administer scientific research and agricultural work there to meet contemporary industrial demands. It will no longer be necessary to invite foreign experts or send materials abroad for testing after opening the new center.

The president noted that Georgia has great potential in the construction sphere and has an elite group of experts who can satisfy the demands of the international market. He added that today it is more advantageous to choose technical majors and many college applicants have chosen technical degrees instead of humanities degrees.

“There are two ways of developing aside from the progress of the economy and the construction sector. The first way is when you have a lot of oil and gas and do not have to do anything. In this case, the Chinese, Turks or Germans will come and build everything for you. The second way is when you have nothing, and you have to learn to do the work yourself and build things for others. The second way is our way of development, because the first way results in the discontinuance of national development. That’s why Russia could not create a new technological center, because it depends on oil and corruption. Everything is distributed among a handful of people. We will create new technologies, new technological centers and will develop our country with the advancement of every talented person,” the president stated.

According to Saakashvili, such technological centers and labs will create an opportunity to use these materials for constructing various infrastructures. The materials produced in this center will be used on the construction of a new center in Anaklia on the initiative of the president.