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The Clinical Director of the Department of General and Visceral Surgery of the University of Freiburg, Professor Fichtner Feigl, and the BSU graduate, Head of the Department of Pancreatic and Sarcoma Surgery of the University of Freiburg, Doctor of Medicine, Sofia Chikhladze, visited the BSU. The guests met with the Rector of BSU, Tite Aroshidze, Deputy Rector, Tamar Siradze, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health Care, Rusudan Khukhunaishvili, and Head of the Medicine Program, Kakha Kashibadze. The parties discussed the directions of future cooperation and the prospects for implementing joint projects. It was planned that the students of the BSU medical educational program would undergo internship at the University of Freiburg. During the visit, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University and the University of Freiburg. The agreement provides for the exchange of students and professors, the implementation of educational and scientific projects, as well as the holding of conferences, symposiums, trainings and seminars.

A presentation of the international project “MACRO CLEAN” was held at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, attended by BSU Rector Tite Aroshidze, the project management team, university lecturers, and students. The project coordinator presented detailed information about the main objectives of the project and the planned activities. During the meeting, key research initiatives were also discussed, which are to be carried out through active collaboration between partner institutions from different countries.

A meeting of researchers and lecturers of the US Fulbright Exchange Program was held with BSU students. Within the framework of the event, American specialists who have been working for one academic year at various universities in Georgia (teaching/research) introduced students to the opportunities for studying and researching in master`s programs in the USA: selecting a university, preparing documentation, filling out an application, registering, and answered students` questions.

The National Environmental Agency of Georgia, under the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, held a working meeting with stakeholders of the EU-funded project BS-SEOS at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University within the framework of the INTERREG project. The EU project “Black Sea Smart Marine Environmental Outcome System” aims to strengthen ecological connections between the countries of the Black Sea Basin, promote sustainable resource management and care for the well-being of the local population.

A working meeting was held between representatives of BSU and the Uzbekistan University of Science and Technology, within the framework of which the parties signed a memorandum of cooperation. The agreement provides for the implementation of joint educational and scientific projects, exchange of students and professors, and cooperation in various fields of science