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A meeting was held at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University within the framework of the international project New Horizons of Internationalization. The Experts from the University of Malmo (Sweden) introduced new methods of internationalization and conducted a workshop on future collaboration with the BSU. The project is financially supported by the Swedish Institute for Strengthening Internationalization in Eastern Partnership Universities. The project envisages digital, Internet-based collaboration and internationalization between partner countries (Sweden, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia).

Exhibition "Bulgarian monuments under the UNESCO protection" was opened at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The event was held by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria Desislava Ivanova the Rector of BSU Merab Khalvashi, and Ajara AR Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Badri Nakashidze. The exhibition exposed photographs of rich historical, cultural heritage and diverse nature of Bulgaria listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, taken by well-known photographer Alexander Nishkov. The exhibition was jointly organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Georgia and the National Museum of Georgia.

The BSU hosted the debates on the topic - WHY NATO with the participation of pupils from Adjara private and public schools under the auspices of NATO Days. The jury, composed of students, introduced pupils to the rules of the competition, led the debates and nominated the best team. Young people discussed topical issues as follows: NATO - the guarantor of peace and security, the dynamics of NATO - Georgia relations, the history of NATO - Georgia relations, the myths about NATO. NATO Days was organized by the Adjara Bureau of the Information Center of NATO and EU of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and with the support of Batumi Education, Employment and Development Center.

The ideathon “Don’t underestimate your potential - how to create a safe and secure work environment” jointly held by Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University and UN Women organization in Georgia. The idea competition aimed at fostering those gender-based strategies that will enable academic organizations and private companies to implement sexual harassment-free, safe learning, and workspaces for women. Nine teams of Ideathon, staffed by BSU students, under the guidance of professional instructors and gender experts, developed innovative ideas and strategies on how to create a safe environment for women based on the principles of gender equality.

International Scientific Conference "Byzantine Studies in Georgia - 5" is closed. Greek Ambassador to Georgia Dimitris Karabalis attended the closing ceremony. A photo exhibition depicting the presence of Greeks living in Adjara was held within the framework of BSU professors` monograph "Pontic Greeks in Adjara – Past and Present". A three-day conference was held at BSU on this topic - "The Black Sea and Black Sea Countries – the Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations in IV-XV Centuries", with the participation of Georgian, American, German, English, Turkish, and Greek researchers and foreign Kartvelologists.