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Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Professor Merab Khalvashi, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism, Associate Professor Irakli Kordzaia and Head of the Hospitality Management Department, Professor Rostom Beridze were at one of the largest tourism exhibitions in the world - "ITB Berlin 2024". The purpose of the visit was to meet with existing and prospective partners of universities with educational programs in the field of tourism and students in German tourism industry organizations, to get acquainted with innovations trends in the development of world tourism.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Georgia Ishidzuka Hideki visited Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. At the introductory meeting with BSU Deputy Rector Tamar Siradze, Anzor Beridze and the head of the Strategic Development and Foreign Relations Department, Marine Giorgadze, the representative of the diplomatic corps spoke about the friendly relations between the two countries and prospects for future cooperation. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Ishidzuka Hideki also presented the Japanese government grant programs and scholarships. According to the agreement of the parties, it was planned to implement joint educational and scientific projects.

The Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia, Aleksandre Vinikov, together with the Deputy Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Professor Tamar Siradze, met with BSU students and gave a public lecture about the functioning, goals and principles of the North Atlantic Alliance. The meeting was aimed at promoting the awareness and involvement of local youth about Western integration, deepening NATO-Georgia cooperation and reviewing future perspectives. After the public lecture, the head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia, Alexandre Vinikov, answered the questions of the students.

The Batumi Jean Monnet Winter School “The Political Criteria for Accession to the EU and Europeanization” was closed at the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The school was held on February 20-24, 2024 within the framework of the Erasmus+ program of the Jean Monnet module "Political Criteria of the Accession to the European Union and Europeanization of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine" funded by the European Union at the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The winter school was attended by 30 students from different universities of Georgia, as well as students from Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.

In BSU, the graduation ceremony of the graduates of the One-Cycle Educational Programme of Medical Doctor instructed in English language of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health Care was held. BSU Deputy Rector Tamar Siradze, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health Care Rusudan Khukhunaishvili, Director of the Center for Management of the One-Cycle Educational Programme of Medical Doctor Marina Koridze and professors congratulated the graduates on their graduation and wished them career advancement. Dressed in white coats, the graduates traditionally took the doctor`s oath in a ceremonial setting. 150 foreign students were awarded the status of BSU graduates.