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Within the framework of Francophonie Days, a student conference "French culture and civilization" was held at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. At the conference, francophone students of the university made presentations about French culture and civilization. During the session, a BSU graduate, translator Sofia Barshova introduced her translations to the participants of the event and spoke about the translation of modern French works of art. The conference was attended by professors, students and pupils of the Georgian-American school.

On March 27-29, within the framework of the "Erasmus+" project - "Strengthening the quality and relevance of the third mission in Georgian universities" (SQUARE), BSU Deputy Rector Tamar Siradze and Head of Public Relations Service Nino Dolidze paid a working visit to Brussels. The visit was organized by EFMD in Belgium. The Objectives of the visit were to get a clear picture of the EU policy in terms of 3M and the potentials for alignment; exchange best practices with the European counterparts and discuss potential collaborations.

Rector of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi, Professor Merab Khalvashi, and President of the Institute of European Regions (IRE), Professor Franz Schausberger signed a memorandum of cooperation. The agreement envisages the implementation of joint educational and scientific projects and exchange programs. Within the framework of the memorandum, joint scientific conferences, summer schools, seminars and trainings will be held.

A delegation of the Institute of European Regions (IRE) visited Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The President of the Institute, Prof. Franz Schausberger, the Policy Adviser of the Institute, Stefan Hubock, the Secretary General of the Institute, Dr. Joachim Fritz, and the member of the Management Team of the Institute, Dr. Helmuth Halschlehner met the Rector of BSU, Prof. Merab Khalvashi, professors and students, and presented the Institute to them.

A workshop on the topic: "Scientific work and correction of mistakes" was held at Batumi Shota Rustveli State University, that was organized by DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service. DAAD representative Max Bornmann introduced the international standards of citation and paraphrasing to the students and professors of different faculties along with the rules for avoiding plagiarism. The workshop participants also learned about important academic writing issues that will help them with their undergraduate thesis.