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Within the framework of the international conference "Humanities in the Information Society - 4", in the section of mass communications and media studies, within the media education program of the US Embassy in Georgia, a meeting was held with the executive director of the School of Mass Communications of the Illinois State University (USA) Stephen Hunt and the director of convergent media Nathan Carpenter and TV- with 10 News director Laura Trendle Polus, as well as DePaul University Chicago professor and director of the media education program Dennis Mattson.

An international scientific conference was opened at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University on the topic: "Humanities in the Information Society - IV". The international forum aims to promote the research of such important issues as: new trends in the development of humanitarian sciences in the era of universal globalization and information technology, the essence of these changes and research methods.

The project "Georgian language courses for war-affected Ukrainians living in Batumi" has been completed. At Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgian language certificates were given to the project participants. The teaching of Georgian language to war-affected Ukrainians took place twice a week for 4 months and was led by BSU professor Maya Kikvadze. The project was implemented by the Center for Democratic Engagement, together with the American Language Center and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. It was dedicated to the memory of the famous Kartviologist, linguist, Professor Tariel Putkaradze.

On November 14-18, the Dean of the Technological Faculty of BSU, prof. Gizo Fartskhaladze visited Minho University within the academic exchange program of "Erasmus+ PEERS". On the first day of the mobility, a meeting was held with the representatives of the International Relations Department of the University of Minho in Braga. Within the framework of the visit Prof. Fartskhaladze conducted lectures on computer modeling and automated systems for designing steel structures. He also gave a presentation on the elastic-plastic area of prestressed structures, column stability and material performance. During the visit, prof. Gizo Fartskhaladze got acquainted with the teaching methodology of the Civil Engineering educational program and the methodology of conducting laboratory works.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University is hosting a group of foreign experts from Portugal, Spain, Romania and Israel within the framework of the "Erasmus+" project "Optimization of teaching and academic inclusion using distance teaching and learning" (Love Distance). The aim of the visit is to get to know to the current results of the project as well as agree on future plans with the university administration. The experts met the Rector of BSU, Professor Merab Khalvashi, the academic staff and the students. The members of the expert group also got acquainted with the material and technical base of the university and viewed the laboratory equipped with technologies purchased for recording online courses within the project.