The finalist teams for the Millennium Innovations Award (MIA) 2022 are revealed. The experts committee has selected twelve finalist projects out of 30 semi-finalist teams via consensus. The finalists were selected based on interviews and project presentation in accordance with the MIA evaluation criteria.
The teams from Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Akhaltsikhe, Batumi, Senaki, Khashuri schools have advanced to the final round of the competition. Millennium Foundation will provide financial support to the finalist teams that will enable them to develop and present innovative projects during the final round of the competition.
MIA Finals will be organized in summer 2022. The teams will present their projects to the evaluation committee and invited guests. The winning team will participate in the Space Center University summer camp at NASA Houston Space Center in the USA. The second and third places winners will also participate in STEM programs and/or will be awarded with prizes.
The Millennium Innovations Award Finalist Teams are:
1. DNG (Developed New Guide) | Akhaltsikhe Public School # 5, Cervantes Gymnasium Aia-Gess, American International School-College Progress, Batumi Georgian-American School Progress
2. SAMI MALA | Tbilisi #64 School
3. LIGGA | Cervantes Gymnasium "Aia-Gess", Georgian American International School Progress, Tbilisi Green School, Kutaisi Georgian-American School Progress, St. Alexi Shushania Orthodox School Gymnasium.
4. Firelink | Givi Zaldastanishvili American Academy
5. Atemporal | LEPL Andria Razmadze st. Kutaisi Public School # 41 of Physics and Mathematics, Khashuri Public School N 1, Senaki St. Alexi Shushania Orthodox School-Gymnasium, Vladimir Komarov Tbilisi Physics and Mathematics 199 Public School
6. WIBBA (Without Bad Bacteria) | LEPL Vladimir Komarov Tbilisi Public School of Physics and Mathematics N199, IGS - International Georgian School, Contemporary Education Academy - CEA, Newton Free School
7. Mad Scientists | Vladimir Komarov Tbilisi Public School N199 of Physics and Mathematics, Tbilisi Public School N 202 Tbilisi, Georgian-American School Progress
8. Pleiades | Tbilisi N199 Public School
9. E-Novators | Caucasus French School
10. Nos Vincere | Vladimir Komarov Physics-Mathematics N199 Public School
11. Khutatomiti | Ilia Vekua Physics-Mathematics Tbilisi Public School N 42, Gymnasium Aia-gess, International Lyceum "IAPM", School Olympus
12. GrassTech |Academician Ilia Vekua Tbilisi N 42 Public School of Physics and Mathematics
The Millennium Innovations Award has been implemented since 2014 with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi and in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and NASA Space Center. The Millennium Innovations Award encourages innovative ideas and project implementation in STEM fields and technologies among youth.
The traditional partners of the competition are Georgian Innovations and Technology Agency (GITA) and Sakpatenti. Since 2022, Liberty Bank has become an official partner of the competition.
We congratulate all the finalist teams and wish them success. We thank all the teams for their participation in the competition.
