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A famous scientist-Orientalist, Feride Atsamba who is the BSU alumna and currently a professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, has been awarded honorary doctorate of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University by the Academic Council. Acting Rector, Associate Professor Merab Khalvashi awarded Professor Atsamba the Shota Rustaveli Medal.
Professor Feride Atsamba is a significant contributor to the development of the BSU. She has kept scientific and educational ties with the BSU, providing scientific, methodological and professional assistance. Professor Atsamba has published 2 monographs and over 60 scientific papers on the problems and the social structure of Arabic countries and on the issues of operation of Islamic religious institutions.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University co-organized jointly with Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Caucasus 4th International Symposium on Polymers and Modern Materials. The forum was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, hosting 80 researchers participating from 10 countries. The goal of the symposium is to support scientists working in the field of innovative materials and polymers present their research and discoveries. The symposium is also an opportunity for the Georgian and Caucasian research groups of lesser representation to successfully introduce their scientific research to the global scientific community.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University opened a two-day meeting within the framework of the Tempus project: Remote Engineering and Industrial Cooperation and Creative Engineering Education based on the Virtual Instruments. The professors of the partner higher education institutions will share their experiences and summarize the project deliverables. The project aims to create and implement a methodology for the development of engineering resources in Georgia, Ukraine and Armenia. In this regard, there will be developed a new educational program in engineering which will train students with alternative technologies. The group of scholars will also determine the methodology in accordance with requirements of the labor market. Earlier, a study lab at BSU was equipped for the theoretical and practical courses in physics, computer science and engineering students under the auspices of the project.

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosted Prof. Serhiy Shkarlet, Rector of Chernihiv National University of Technology (Ukraine), Dr. Michal Varchola, President of Academic Society of Michal Baludansky (Slovakia) Natalia Vdovenko, Doctor of economic sciences, Honored Worker of Agriculture of Ukraine and Head of Global Economy Department, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Olga Rudenko, Director of Public Administration and Management Institute at Chernihiv National University of Technology and professors of the University. The delegation was welcomed by Prof. Natia Tsiklashvili, Vice Rector of BSU and professors of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. The parties discussed priorities of academic cooperation.

Moldovan Free International University (ULIM), Chisinau, held the interim conference: Modernized Curriculum Development in European Studies on June 19-20, attended by the BSU delegates: Nana Kurshubadze, Project Coordinator, Head of the BSU Foreign Relations and Strategic Development Department, and researchers: Irakli Gorgiladze, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Studies, Lasha bazhunaishvili, Assistant professor, Faculty of Social Studies, Natia Katamadze, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities.