Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosted Black Sea University Rector Ilias Ciloglu. The HEIs plan to further develop the scope of cooperation under the Memorandum of Agreement to implement several joint projects beyond the ones which had been already carried out. Acting Rector Prof. Merab Khalvashi and Rector Ilias Ciloglu discussed feasibility of the joint future scientific and research programs, as well as of the new cultural projects.
Prof. Dr. Annegret Plontke-Lüning from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena,
launched a cycle of lectures on Byzantine culture and history. The list of the topics presented by the German expert includes the following scholarly papers: ‘What Does Byantine Mean?’, ‘Ravenna – Late Antique Western European Capital’, ‘Early Byzantine Architecture’, ‘Neo byzantianism in the Western European Architecture’.
Batumi Shota Rustaveli Univeristy gathered scientists from Moldova, Azerbaijan and Georgia to discuss priorities and problems of the electronic governance system at the conference: Electronic Governance – Achievements and Prospects. The presenters pointed out various issues related to the problems which should be tackled ahead of the electronic governance system development and its establishment throughout Georgia. The conference intended dissemination of the international and national experience. It was the second international conference on Electronic Governance, Achievements and Prospects hosted by the Batumi University. The conference was organized jointly by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and Georgian Institute of Political Studies.
Batumi Shota Rustaveli University hosted a delegation of scholars and educators from Ordu Social Sciences School, Turkey. The hosts introduced the Turkish colleagues to the history of Batumi University, the educational programs and the Faculties. The Georgian-Turkish parties set forth joint collaborative projects, including exchange programs and number of research projects. The HEIs will promote cooperation in the future, and will sign Memorandum of Agreement.
Professor Joshua Lawson from Saskatchewan University, Canada, visited Batumi University within a joint research project framework, which focuses on respiratory diseases. Prof. Lawson specializes on respiratory epidemiology. The current research goals are study of asthma cases among children and identification and analysis of the major risk factors, which will be done in collaboration with Georgian colleagues. The project is coordinated by Prof. Vakhtang Beridze, BSU, who launched the project together with colleagues from Silesia, Poland, to promote diagnosing and improve treatment in the region. The social survey already includes 6000 students from Batumi and the vicinities. Prof. Lawson was hosted by Prof. Merab Khalvashi, Acting Rector and Prof. Marina Koridze, Dean of the Health Care Faculty.
