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International Conference “Humanities in the Information Society-III” has been opened in Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Georgian and International researchers have been discussing the important issues like Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approaches, National Individuality and Cultural Diversity, Corpus Linguistics and Digital Humanities since three days. Section work involves more than 200 Georgian researchers from various Georgian universities, at about 20 international researchers (Japan, Italy, Great Britain, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, the Ukraine) and 20 PhD students. A poster presentation and a round table have also been planned for the young researchers.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosted the presentation of the exchange programmes of France. Natia Mskhaladze, Representative of the French University of Georgia and Eleonore Garnier, Attachée for Scientific and Academic Cooperation of the French Embassy in Georgia introduced the higher education system of France, educational programmes and scholarships to the students and the professors and the teaching staff at BSU. At the end of the event the visitors of the University shared their experience in studying in France with the students and answered their questions.

Irine Pilvere, Rector of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Merab Katamadze, Director of the Field Study and Trainings and Voldmars Bariss, Head of the International Cooperation Centre had a meeting with the Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Prof. Merab Khalvashi. The aim of the meeting was to deepen the cooperation between the HEIs and elaborate future plans in this regard. The parties agreed to implement joint study and research programmes and conduct joint conferences. Moreover, it was planned to work on the project within the Erasmus+exchange programme in the frame of which the partner universities will conduct trainings for the students and the professors.

Aurora Patei, representative of International Relations Office, International Project Unit Manager at the University of Rouen in France and Salih Akim, prof. of the Science and Communication of Languages visited Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University in the frame of the Erasmus+exchange partnership programme. At the meeting with prof. Tamar Siradze, Deputy Rector of BSU and the representatives of the Strategic Development and International Relations Office as well as the Professors and the teaching staff, the parties defined the fields of future cooperation and planned to hold joint summer schools and implement joint educational projects.

Batumi Shota State University was visited by the delegation of China. The visit was organized by Tornike Rizhvadze, Chairman of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara and the Georgian-China Friendship Association. In the frame of the visit, Prof. Merab Khalvashi, BSU Rector, Mr. Davit Ebralidze, Director of the Georgian-China Friendship Association and FU Hongyuan, Prof. at Changsha University of Science and Technology signed the Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement considers the implementation of the joint exchange programmes for the students, professors and the teaching staff as well as the study and research projects. It was planned to send 100 students from the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, in particular those from the mountainous regions, to the Changsha University of Science and Technology in the frame of the “Belt and Road” initiative project.

Following the agreement between the parties the Confucius Institute will be established in BSU. Moreover, it is planned to elaborate joint PhD Educational programmes, carry our research projects, held conferences, summer school and seminars. The Memorandum also envisages the exchange of the study, research and methodological literature and sharing the experience in management of the research works.