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The international scientific electronic journal "Messenger of Oriental Studies" (E-ISSN 2720-8168; ISSN 2587-490X) of the Oriental Studies Department of the Faculty of Humanities of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi has been assigned an impact factor of 1.668 in the International Scientific Indexing database. (2023-2024). The international scientific journal "Messenger of Oriental Studies" was founded in 2018 at the Faculty of Humanities of BSU on the basis of the Department of Oriental Studies.

The process of selecting universities for long-term cooperation within the framework of the USAID Education for the Future program has been completed, and according to the decision of the commission, the project will be implemented with the involvement of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University.In selected universities, including Shota Rustveli State University in Batumi, the USAID Education for the Future program with the technical assistance of Arizona State University will support the development of teacher training and educational sciences programs.

On December 11-12, Ilia State University hosted the first international conference "Third mission role in universities - local and global perspective". The conference was held within the framework of the institutional development project "Strengthening the quality and relevance of the third mission in Georgian universities" (SQUARE) funded by the European Commission.

A presentation of educational programs of the US Embassy was held for students and professors at Shota Rustaveli State University in Batumi. Coordinator of exchange programs of the US Embassy in Georgia, Thea Kuchukhidze, and Manager of Public Diplomacy Grants, Ana Kharibegashvili, introduced the educational and cultural grant programs of the Embassy to the interested persons and consulted on the programme and technical issues of the grants.

Rector of BSU Merab Khalvashi, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism Irakli Kordzaia, students of the Faculty of Tourism: Ketevan Mgeladze and Zhana Chkhikvadze Together with the Head of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara Tinatin Zoidze, took part in the first international conference "Trends and challenges of sustainable development of resorts" organized by the "Resorts Development Agency". The conference was opened by the Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Levan Davitashvili. In the speech, the minister talked about the need to develop resorts in Georgia and the importance of using the potential of this sector as much as possible and correctly, and the role of the state in this process.