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19 students of Shota Rustveli State University of Batumi will go to study in leading European universities within the exchange program. Students of different faculties will be educated in the universities of Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland and Croatia during one semester. BSU Deputy Rectors Tamar Siradze and Anzor Beridze, Head of Administration Merab Diasamidze and Head of Quality Assurance Service Vladimir Ghlonti met the students, congratulated them on their victory, handed over certificates and wished them success.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosts the Batumi Summer University on international security and global nuclear non-proliferation issues for the eighth time. The topics of the intensive three-day training course on global security, foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation will be led by Georgian, Swedish, Dutch, Taiwanese, Ukrainian and English scholars and experts. The Summer University aims to increase the competence of professors and experts of the respective faculties of the universities in the issue of nuclear security and non-proliferation. The training course is conducted within the framework of the international project "Strengthening of Teaching and Research Capabilities in the field of International Security and Nuclear Non-proliferation in Georgia".

The Academic Council of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi awarded the title of honorary doctor to Stockholm University professor Thomas Jonter. Professor Thomas Jonter made a significant contribution to the development and internationalization of BSU. Professor’s contribution to the re-accreditation of BSU International Relations undergraduate educational programme and the development of International and Public Policy master`s programme is special. He is one of the authors of the "Batumi Summer University" project, which is hosted by BSU for the eighth time and deals with current issues of global security.

According to "Webometrics" research, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University is in the top five of Georgian state universities in the ranking of higher educational institutions of Georgia.The organization studies universities` scientific success, openness, and the influence of their online resources. The scientific criteria consider the citation of the university`s academic publications in the international scientific database. "Webometrics" carries out studies of the rankings of world universities twice a year and covers up to 31,000 higher educational institutions from more than 200 countries, including Georgia.

The International Scientific Journal of the Oriental Studies Department of the Faculty of Humanities of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi "Periodical of Oriental Studies" was included in the list of journals compiled by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science and received 70 points.For detailed information, see - journal identifier 34175 201603, title Periodical of Oriental Studies number ISSN / numer elSSN ISSN number Liczba punktów number / elSSN 2720-8168 item - link: