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The Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara has provided Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University with a special birdwatching guide in the frame of the USAID Economic Security Programme. The guide will be of great help to those interested in the field and will contribute to the development of tourism in Georgia.

On October 15, 2021 memorandum of cooperation was signed between Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University and LTD International Student Education Consulting Center, envisaging the university recruitment and admission procedures of applicants/student from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Israel and member states of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf.

As part of the week dedicated to world Mental Health Day, several events were held under the auspices of the BSU Psychology Clinic E-PSY project. Psychologists of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University gave students consultations on the problems related to stress. Moreover, the E-PSY project was also presented, the aim of which is to provide social and psychological assistance to students through the establishment of psychological consulting centers in Georgian higher education institutions. The program envisages the establishment of psychological centers in higher education institutions.

13 trainees of the short-term Mediation Programme of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University will leave for Murcia, Spain on October 18-29 for an internship programme. The project participants will be involved in an intensive training course on current issues of mediation for 2 weeks and get engaged in various training events. The internship programme is implemented within the framework of the EU-funded project MEDIATS: "Mediation, Training and Community Transformation", in which BSU has been involved since 2018. A joint meeting between BSU and Ilia State University was held under the auspices of Erasmus + Days. At the event, the project managers Keti Devadze and Salome Gagnidze evaluated the progress of the project and made presentations on the results.

A working meeting was held at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University in the framework of the Erasmus + Institutional Development Project – RURD – Role of Universities in Regional Development. The event was attended by the Rector of BSU, Professor Merab Khalvashi, Badri Nakashidze, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, Tinatin Zoidze, Chair of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, professors and teachers.