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Professor Malkhaz Nakashidze, the Jean Monnet Chair of the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, was awarded the Jean Monnet Research Fellowship based on an international competition. In the academic year 2023-2024, Malkhaz Nakashidze will work in the Robert Shuman Centre of Advanced Studies of the European University Institute (EUI) (https://www.eui.eu ) in Florence, Italy, on the research „Stable Institutions as the Key Criteria for Accession of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine in the European Union“ (https://www.eui.eu/people?id=malkhaz-nakashidze ). The Jean Monnet Fellowship is one of the prestigious fellowship and it is awarded to scholars who will actively participate in the research activities of the Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies and the research proposal should fit well with one of the Centre’s main research themes, programmes and projects.

On November 13-17, the staff, project manager, Dean of the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Education, professor Lela Turmanidze and researcher of the "Erasmus+" grant project "Promoting professional education and students’ engagement through comprehensive mentoring and tutoring system at HEIs/PROMENT” and Eliso Dzneladze, invited teacher, Doctor of Technical Sciences paid a study visit to the University of Eveiro on November 13-17 in the frame of the project.

Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi was visited by the delegation of Artvini Chorokhi University. Rector of Artvini Chorokhi University, Professor Mustafa Sitki Bilgin, Deputy Rector, Bulent Saghlam, General Secretary Muhammad Ardich, Head of International Relations Department Hakan Gultekin, and Rector`s Assistant Yusuf Kalkani met with BSU Rector, Professor Merab Khalvashi.

Andreas Hilger, head of the Max Weber Foundation in Georgia, and Davit Jishkariani, manager of the foundation, visited Shota Rustveli State University in Batumi. Andreas Hilger spoke about the existing relations between Georgia and Germany and directions of future cooperation at the meeting with BSU rector, Professor Merab Khalvashi. BSU rector Merab Khalvashi introduced the guests to the scientific and educational programs implemented and ongoing at the university with the support of Germany. According to the agreement of the parties, it was planned to implement joint projects, develop exchange programs and sign a memorandum of cooperation.

On November 20-24, 2023, Malkhaz Nakashidze, professor and the Jean Monnet Chair of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, visited the Faculty of Law of the University of North Macedonia Faculty of law - University "Goce Delcev" - Stip within the academic exchange program of "Erasmus +". Professor Malkhaz Nakashidze delivered lectures to the students of the law faculty of the university about the European constitutional law, democracy, rule of law in the European Union, as well as the challenges of European integration of Georgia.