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The Batumi Jean Monnet Winter School “The Political Criteria for Accession to the EU and Europeanization” was closed at the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The school was held on February 20-24, 2024 within the framework of the Erasmus+ program of the Jean Monnet module "Political Criteria of the Accession to the European Union and Europeanization of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine" funded by the European Union at the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The winter school was attended by 30 students from different universities of Georgia, as well as students from Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.

In BSU, the graduation ceremony of the graduates of the One-Cycle Educational Programme of Medical Doctor instructed in English language of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health Care was held. BSU Deputy Rector Tamar Siradze, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health Care Rusudan Khukhunaishvili, Director of the Center for Management of the One-Cycle Educational Programme of Medical Doctor Marina Koridze and professors congratulated the graduates on their graduation and wished them career advancement. Dressed in white coats, the graduates traditionally took the doctor`s oath in a ceremonial setting. 150 foreign students were awarded the status of BSU graduates.

The winter school "Political criteria for joining the European Union and Europeanization" was opened at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The school is held within the framework of the "Erasmus+" program, within the framework of the EU-funded Jean Monnet module "Political criteria for joining the European Union and the Europeanization of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine", which has been implemented at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences from 2023. The module aims to promote the values of the European Union by promoting the development of research and teaching about the European Union. The coordinator of the module is Malkhaz Nakashidze, professor of BSU, Head of the Jean Monnet Department.

The Academic Council of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University granted the title of Honorary Doctor to the Doctor of Political Science, researcher of Paris Lodron University of Salzburg Franz Kok. Dr. Franz Kok has made a great contribution to the internationalization of BSU and the implementation of international projects. Researcher Franz Kok is the head of the political science program at the University of Salzburg, the executive director of PoSIG -the joint master`s program in Political Science in Salzburg, Tirana, Ljubljana, Skopje, Sarajevo and others - and the consortium; Coordinator of International Relations, Student Counseling and Erasmus+ Office of the University of Salzburg`s Department of Political Science, leads the Salzburg Eco-Energy Exchange Association.

From January 30 to February 4, students of the 4th year of the "Tourism" undergraduate educational program of the Faculty of Tourism of BSU took part in the "International Hotel Management" internship program held in Berlin. The internship program for the students of the Faculty of Tourism included an introduction to the hotels "25hours Hotels", "Scandic" "Henri", the food service company "L & D GmbH" and the design and event agency "Nok Akt", meeting with company representatives, discussions and student group meetings. Work to create innovative Georgian international events.