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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.

The delegation of the Silk Road High-Tech Park Association paid a visit to Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The representatives of the Chinese delegation met with Deputy Rector Prof. Tamar Siradze, professors, researchers, and representatives of the Department of Strategic Development and International Relations of BSU. At the introductory meeting, the Association Director General, Zhenjiang Jenchzhun, spoke about activities of the association and presented high-tech achievements in agricultural aviation. During the visit, the guests also got acquainted with the scientific-research potential of BSU. The parties discussed the issues of future cooperation and set up priorities for scientific and educational exchange programs.

International Scientific Conference on Byzantine Studies in Georgia - 5 at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University has been opened on the topic: "The Black Sea and Black Sea Countries – The Crossroaads of Cultures and Civilizations in IV-XV Centuries". The purpose of the three-day conference is to present and promote the latest trends in modern Byzantine studies and the humanities in general, innovative methods and achievements in digital humanities in Georgia. 110 Georgian, Greek, German, English, American and Turkish scholars present scientific papers in the following eight sections: History, Source Studies; Art History, Architecture, Archeology, Numismatics; Language and Literature; Codicology, Textology, Translation and Philosophy, Religion, and Theology.