70 students of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi will study and do internship in European countries. Students of the Faculty of Tourism are doing their internship in Germany, and 12 Bachelor students are continuing their studies in different European countries. Merab Khalvashi, Rector of BSU, Tornike Rizhvadze, chairman of the government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara and Maia Khajishvili, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara congratulated the students on their victory in the student’s project.
The students' trip to Germany was supported by the government of Ajara and financed by the programme of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Ajara (GEL 82,720). The international training practice is carried out within the framework of the memorandum signed between the International Institute of German Hospitality, Schwerin Baltic College of Germany and Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi.
Students will undergo a 3-month internship in high-class hotels in Germany and learn about the operation of all the main structural units of the hotel. During the internship, the German side fully provides the students with overnight accommodation, meals and a scholarship in the amount of 500-1100 euros. Along with acquiring theoretical knowledge, young people will be involved in the daily activities of the hotel, will improve their practical skills and competencies, which will allow them to be successfully employed in the international tourist services market in the future.
Every year, at the end of the spring semester, the Faculty of Tourism organizes the internship of students of the tourism educational programme (including the "additional major"/,,minor") in organizations of the German tourism industry, and from 2013 until now, about 700 students of BSU have completed their internship.
The selection of students is carried out in a competitive manner, where significant attention is paid to the student's academic performance and knowledge of the English/German language.
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