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Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University became a full member of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA). At the European Journalism Training Association conference held in Vienna on October 17-20, BSU Deputy Rector Professor Tamar Siradze and Head of Digital Media and Innovation Master`s Program Professor Inga Shamilishvili introduced Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University as a new member of the association. As a result of the voting, BSU became a full member of the association, which is another important step towards the development and success of the media school.

Organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business at BSU, the international scientific conference "Economy and Business Global Challenges and Sustainable Development" was opened. More than 100 Georgian, American, English, Ukrainian, Belgian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish and Azerbaijani researchers will present a scientific report on the results of recent researches at the two-day international conference.

Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi participates in the Bologna Hub Peer Support II project of the European Union program "Erasmus+". The project aims to promote the implementation of the Bologna process and to carry out collegial-consulting activities in various higher educational institutions. Within the framework of the project at BSU, consulting seminars were held on innovative approaches to teaching and learning, curriculum development, mobility and internationalization. The seminars were led by Dr. Oliver Vettori, professor of economics and business at the University of Vienna, and Dr. Sonia Mikeska, professor of the Center for Quality Assurance and Development of Applied Sciences at the University of Münster.

BSU professor Tamar Siradze, associate professors Marina Nagervadze and Tatia Nakashidze-Makharadze participated in the training of trainers conducted within the framework of the project "Responsible Conduct of Research - Research Integrity and Ethics in Georgian Universities (ETHICS)" funded by the European Commission. The meeting was chaired by experts from the Free University of Amsterdam, Masaryk University and the European Association for Academic Integrity. The goal of the ETHICS project is to improve existing mechanisms, procedures and services in the direction of research ethics and integrity at the university level.

Researcher Izolda Machutadze, head of the department of conservation of peatland and water ecosystems of the Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of BSU, participated in the symposium "Strengthen nature, climate and the future now!" held at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) on September 19-21. 550 participants of the symposium, including representatives of the European Parliament and the European Commission, demanded joint urgent measures to protect ecosystems in Europe. A declaration was prepared at the conference, which is supported by more than 90 signatories - representatives of European Union projects, scientists, Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi, non-governmental organizations and farmers. The declaration has been forwarded to the European Parliament.