Exhibition - Discover Chiatura

An exhibition Discover Chiatura was opened at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University within the framework of the project Geoecological Research of Natural Monuments of the Chiatura Municipality.

Photographic materials depicting the research conducted within the framework of the project were displayed at the exhibition. Rector of TSU, Giorgi Sharvashidze, professors, students and invited guests attended the event.

TSU Rector Giorgi Sharvashidze said that it is one of the student projects that was funded under the new grant system. “I am glad that a lot of discoveries have been made and our guests will have an opportunity to view them today. I think that it is a very successful project; similar activities will be beneficial for our students as they will help them come closer to the field, to their future profession,” he said.

TSU Assistant Professor Giorgi Dvalishvili noted that geoecological research of natural monuments was carried out in Chiatura; moreover, new tourist routes were created and one of the new karst caves discovered. “The materials collected by students during their fieldwork will be released in a form of a book; this book will make traveling to Chiatura Municipality easier for local self-government and all interested persons,” Giorgi Dvalishvili said.

The project Geoecological Research of Natural Monuments of the Chiatura Municipality is led by PhD student, Liana Khandolishvili. The following persons are involved in the project: MA students, Zura Rikadze; BA students: Salome Tabagari, Mariam Japoshvili, Valeri Kamkhadze. Project referee: Assistant Professor Giorgi Dvalishvili.

“Since the Chiatura Municipality is known for its grave ecological situation, we decided to show its other side, which is still unknown. That was the main value of our research. In frames of this project, we researched the valuable natural monuments, the unique relief existing in the municipality. Our goal was to popularize these monuments and acquaint the population with still unknown Chiatura,” Liana Khandolishvili, the project manager, said.

The project Geoecological Research of Natural Monuments of the Chiatura Municipality was implemented within the framework of student project funding. During six months, TSU students were actively involved in the research conducted in the Chiatura Municipality; as a result, several interesting tourist sites were discovered.