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Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University dedicated to the BSU’s 80th anniversary a ceremony of awarding Honorary Doctorates. The Academic Council of the higher education institution decided to award seven outstanding local and international professors honorary doctorates: Professor Elguja Medzmariashvili, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of the military and technical sciences, Professor of the Georgian Technical University, Schwerin Baltic University Professor Gerald Wetzel, Professor Revaz Sturua, Member of the Georgian Engineering Academy, President of the Georgian Mining Society, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Ph.D. Robert Edward Bolton, Emeritus of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Food and Environment Research Agency, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation, Emeretus Professor Charles Renoux, French Kartvelologist, Professor Tengiz Gloveli, head of the Charité Physiology Study Laboratory, Berlin, and Professor Thomas Kruesmann Kazan Federal University.

The 80th anniversary of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University was festively celebrated at the hotel “Sheraton Batumi”. The ceremony opened with the Acting Rector Merab Khalvashi’s speech on the history, achievements and development prospects of BSU. The guest speakers included Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze, Chairman of the Government of the Adjara Autonomous Republic Archil Khabadze, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Adjara Autonomous Republic Avtandil Beridze, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of the Adjara Autonomous Republic George Tavamaishvili, Batumi City Mayor George Ermakov, delegates from the universities, alumni, students, foundations, international organizations, diplomatic corps delivered congratulatory speeches at the anniversary and rendered many memorable gifts.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University solemnly celebrated the 80th anniversary. The higher education institution exhibited unknown photographs, academic and scientific achievements. The exponents (monographs, textbooks, etc.) witnessed the vibrant life of the University. BSU’s Rector Merab Khalvashi met professors, scientists, staff and students at the Assembly Hall within the framework of the anniversary to congratulate on the event and award certificates and medals for outstanding work. The University dedicated a book: “Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Place of Education – 80” to the jubilee. The bilingual anniversary volume offers rich unique archive materials, describing the history and the progress of BSU. The festive evening ended with the presentation of the newly composed hymn of the Univerwsity (author poet Davit Tedoradze, composer Ana Kasrashvili). BSU’s ensemble “Tbeti” and various folklore ensembles performed in the evening.

The International Conference Christianity and Economics was dedicated to the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University 80th anniversary. The conference was jointly organized by Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilis State University Faculty of Economic and Business and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Faculty of Economic and Business. The international conference was represented by 80 scholars from five countries, including Georgian, German, Ukrainian, Lithuanian and Belarus professors. The conference discussed importance of the religious factors on the economy, theoretical – methodological aspects, and social-economic reforms.

Trabzon University of Eurasia hosted a special meeting of the Rectors of the Black Sea regions universities. The participant university Rectors discussed extensive multilateral collaboration opportunities and prospective cooperation. The parties planned joint international projects, exchange of students and professors, seminars, conferences and cultural events.
The meeting participants involved Merab Khalvashi, Associate Professor, Acting Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Professor Marina Giorgadze, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Professor Irakli Sharabidze, Rector of the Batumi Maritime Academy, Professor Ermile Meskhia, Rector of the Batumi Art Training University, Yasin Temizkan, Consul General of Turkey in Batumi, Professor Aşkın Asan, Rector of the Trabzon University of Eurasia, Professor Hikmet Oksuz, Vice Rector of the Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University, Professor Mehmet Duman. Rector of the Artvin Çoruh University, Professor Orhan Karsli, Vice Rector of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan University.