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Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosted the Scientific Conference- “Waste Management and the Related Challenges”-dedicated to the International Day of the Earth. The event was aimed at raising awareness in the environmental protection and waste management issues in the youth. Participants of the conference included the X-XII grade students from the secondary schools and the University students in Ajara selected based on the contest.

The best participants of the conference-Anita Lomadze, X grade student from Alambri Public school and Shorena Takidze, IV year student of BSU, ecologist, were given
Tablets and all other participants -certificates and souvenirs.

The conference was held by BSU Eco Club in the frame of the programme “Waste Management in Regions, II Phase (WMTR II). The programme is implemented by the Caucasus Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations’ Network (CENN) through the support of the USA International Development Agency (USAID).

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University concert hall hosted the presentation of DAAD Scholarship- Programme for Georgia 2019-2020. Mr. Berthold Linder, DAAD Representative explained the rules and terms of participation in the programme to the teachers and lecturers. The German Academic Exchange Service offers the students and the academic staff the following German and English programmes: Summer Courses at Higher Education Institutions in Germany, Scholarship for the Student Groups, Master’s Scholarship for the Students of all Specialties, Scholarship for Research for the PhD Students and the Young Qualified Scholars, Research Internship for the Researchers at Higher Educational Institutions and Research Institutes, Mutual Exchange of the Scholars.

Professor Merab Khalvashi, Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University and Mr.Valeri Gulbani, Director of the Georgian-Spanish Research and Consultation Centre “Research and Innovation for Business Solutions” signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Following the agreement between the parties the Spanish Centre of Education and Culture-Iberia-has been created at BSU where the Spanish Language and other Certification courses will be activated. In the frame of the Memorandum joint international conferences, forums, training courses and exchange programmes will be implemented. On top of the exchange programmes educational and research projects will be realized.

On the basis of the Memorandum the Laboratory of Industrial Innovations existed on the basis of the Faculty of Technologies of BSU- FAB LAB BSU-will be given the possibility to participate in the events organized by Spanish and Georgian Techno Park and other research organizations of innovations.

Mr. Merab Khalvashi, Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, and the representatives of the Research Institutes, Faculty Deans and the Research Service met Mr. Peter Lindholm, the representative of the World Bank, Mr. Avtandil Kasradze, Deputy Chair of Innovation and Technologies Agency and Ms. Salome Khachiauri, Head of the Department of Innovations and commercialization. The Agency of Innovations and Technologies of Georgia starts intensive actions for commercialization of the research works. The Agency is interested in the research carried out at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University that could be the potential subject to commercialization and would be interesting for the global market. The representatives of the World Bank will support Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University in commercialization of the research carried out in BSU.

The Director of the French Institute in Georgia Mr. Jean-Yves Lavoir had a meeting with Mr. Merab Khalvashi, the Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Mrs. Marine Giorgadze, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and the professors and teaching staff of the named faculty. The visit was aimed at enlisting BSU in the International University Agency of Francophonie and strengthening the cooperation between BSU and HEIs of France. Moreover, implementation of the joint projects and programmes together with the University of Rouen and the University of Rennes was planned.