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An exhibition of Dutch maps and engravings of the 16th-18th centuries dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Georgia was opened at Shota Rustaveli State University in Batumi, where Georgia and Georgians are depicted.The exhibition was opened by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Georgia Maaike van Koldam and the Rector of BSU, Professor Merab Khalvashi who spoke about the importance of the exhibition.

The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Greece to Georgia Maria Theodorou met the Rector of BSU, Professor Merab Khalvashi and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Marine Giorgadze. The parties talked about deepening the existing exchange programs between the higher educational institutions and defined directions of future cooperation.

Within the framework of the international conference "Humanities in the Information Society - 4", in the section of mass communications and media studies, within the media education program of the US Embassy in Georgia, a meeting was held with the executive director of the School of Mass Communications of the Illinois State University (USA) Stephen Hunt and the director of convergent media Nathan Carpenter and TV- with 10 News director Laura Trendle Polus, as well as DePaul University Chicago professor and director of the media education program Dennis Mattson.

An international scientific conference was opened at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University on the topic: "Humanities in the Information Society - IV". The international forum aims to promote the research of such important issues as: new trends in the development of humanitarian sciences in the era of universal globalization and information technology, the essence of these changes and research methods.

The project "Georgian language courses for war-affected Ukrainians living in Batumi" has been completed. At Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgian language certificates were given to the project participants. The teaching of Georgian language to war-affected Ukrainians took place twice a week for 4 months and was led by BSU professor Maya Kikvadze. The project was implemented by the Center for Democratic Engagement, together with the American Language Center and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. It was dedicated to the memory of the famous Kartviologist, linguist, Professor Tariel Putkaradze.