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Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University held a joint international scientific conference devoted to the 25th anniversary of Georgia-Ukraine diplomatic relations. ‘Ukraine and Georgia, Diplomatic Relations, International Ties, Culture Diplomacy’ featured discussions on the urgent issues at the sessions of three panels during two days. The scholars and diplomats from Georgia, Ukraine, Poland, and Romania presented 40 papers to the academic audience.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University celebrated European Days with several events. The Students of the Social and Political Studies held a Flashmob imitating the visa free border crossing. Assistant Professor Lasha Bazhunaishvili and Gela Iremadze delivered public lectures on the topic European Unification Idea and Contemporary Challenges of European Union.
The Faculty of Humanities, including the departments of the Slavic Studies, Georgian Philology, English, French and German Philologies, arranged information corners about Europe. The other European information corners were represented by the BSU Department of Strategic Development and International Relations, the NATO and the EU Information Center and the Center for International Education`s Office of Batumi. The verse reading performance "We read Shakespeare" invited both students and professors to read sonnets by Shakespeare in European Languages.
Under the auspices of the European days several interesting events included presentation on the European identities and the songs performed by the Georgian and international students and

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University celebrated US-Georgia 25 years of friendship anniversary. The festive events dedicated to the diplomatic relations of the two countries continued for a week. The Consulate at the US embassy, International Development Agency (USAID), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) held exhibitions introducing the culture, exchange and grant projects which the US Government implements in Georgia. The US Week ended with a concert given by the BSU Band, ‘Helomaniakk’ (a rock-group) the hip-hop performance by the ’Two Step Crew’ and Levan Laghidze Girls’ Choir. The 25th anniversary of the US-Georgia diplomatic relations was attended by Charles F. Seten, the US Embassy economic officer. BSU Rector Merab Khalvashi, Vice Rectors Natia Tsiklashvili and Tamar Siradze hosted the events.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University professors and students commemorated the dramatic events of 9th April 1989, when, 28 years ago, the heroes who stood at the Government building, tragically fell for the historical moment of Georgia’s independence.
The participants of the memorial evening at BSU assessed the post 9th April developments in Georgia; The witnesses, who survived the tragic night shared memories; The students and educators watched the photo chronicles, lit the candles at the seaside park at the virtual memorial slab, honored with the tulips and flew the lit sky lanterns.

Georgian Youth Ambassador to Sweden Natia Lortkipanidze held an introductory meeting with the students of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University to present the MA exchange program participation and scholarship opportunities at Sweden. N. Lortkipanidze shared her social cultural and educational experience of living and studying in Sweden, one of the most prosperous countries in Europe. The students were handed the booklets with participation guidelines.