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Pierre Clouet, Advisor to the Ambassador of France in Cooperation and Cultural Events, Director of the French Institute met Prof. Merab Khalvashi, Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University in the frame of the Days of Francophonie. The aim of the meeting was to deepen the cooperation between the universities and support implementation of the mutual Educational Programmes. The sides also talked about issuing double diplomas together with the French Higher Educational Institutions as well as creation of the consortium. Moreover, the focus was made on support of popularization of French language and the further development perspectives.

Professor of Baltic University of Applied Sciences of Schwerin and Berlin, Managing Owner of “Solutions Holding GmbH” Mr. Stephan Gerhard was awarded the status of an Honorable Doctor by the Academic Board of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Professor Stephan Gerhard contributed a lot to the development of BSU via strengthening educational and research projects in Tourism, supporting internship programmes in Germany for students as well as for the teacher and the professors of Tourism Faculty of BSU.

The information campaign on free visa regime took place at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Mr. Goga Tabatadze, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and Mikheil Ukleba, Ambassador and researcher of the Diplomatic Corps introduced the Rules on the Free Visa Regime in the European Union and the related actual issues to the students and professors and teaching staff of BSU. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Information Centre of EU.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University held a convivial ceremony to welcome the international students. In the frame of the exchange programme 17 International students will be learning at BSU during the spring semester. Rector of the University, Prof. Merab Khalvashi, Deputy Rector, Prof. Tamar Siradze, Prof. Natia Tsiklashvili, Deputy Rector, Deans of the Faculties and Mr. Giorgi Tavamaishvili, Head of the Strategic Development and International Relations Office met the students to inform them on the conditions of learning at BSU and wish them success. At the end of the event the University Band performed a concert for the guests.

The German (Saarland University), French (the University of Montpellier), Spanish (Alcala University), Romanian (Suceava University), Kyrgyz (Kyrgyz Economic University, Kyrguzstan State Financial academy, Issuk-Kul State University), Kazakh ( Kazgy University) and Azerbaijanian (Nakhchivan State University) students will get education at the education programmes of various faculties of BSU.

The welcome ceremony for the international students was organized by the Department of Strategic Development and International Relations Office of BSU.

Rockwell E. Herron, Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the US Department of Justice, Jenifer Swider, Attaché (Georgia) of the Drug Enforcement Administration of the US Department of Justice, Melor Tsipuria, President of the US-Georgia Friendship Association and Temur Dadiani, Specialist Corporal met the students of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Rockwell E. Herron presented the program “I Choose My Future” to the students and introduced them to the drug demand reduction policy as well as the consequences of drug edition. The speaker focused on drug abuse cases, the related diseases, broken up families and violence.