150 Indian students at Batumi State University have student status suspended due to coronavirus restrictions on travel from India
The Tolerance and Diversity Institute of Georgia has released a statement regarding the 'alarming decision against the Indian students' made by Batumi State University, stating the decision ‘lacks objective and rational reasoning’. Photo: MBBS Admission in Abroad Universities.
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150 Indian students from the Faculty of Science and Education at Batumi State University in the Georgian Adjara region will have their student status suspended due to coronavirus restrictions on travel from India.
The resolution of the Academic Council of the University of April 20, 2021 reads that only students of Batumi State University that are present in Georgia should be allowed to participate in the distance learning process.
The same resolution says that students who fail to appear in the office of the Dean of the Faculty on May 13-14, 2021, in order to sign the academic registration certificate, will be subject to administrative proceedings for suspension of student status.
The Tolerance and Diversity Institute of Georgia has released a statement regarding the 'alarming decision against the Indian students' made by Batumi State University, stating the decision ‘lacks objective and rational reasoning’.
It offers the students online learning, however, requires them to be present in Georgia and to turn up at the dean’s office to sign the registration paper. Batumi State University does not take into consideration the clearly objective circumstances that due to the harsh pandemic situation and the strict restrictions for students to travel from India to Georgia, they are unable to arrive in Georgia to sign the papers on time. The university does not allow the students to undergo registration online. The decision of the university is ungrounded and discriminatory", reads the statement.
Indian students often address Agenda.ge, asking to help them find out what are the possibilities to come to Georgia on time and not to lose the status of student.
This is the latest message send by one of the Indian students to us:
There are 200 students who want to come by charter flight [to Georgia]. We have arranged charter flights too but we are not getting permission and we are on the edge of losing our semester", reads the message sent by Konigin Charu.
On April 15, 2021 the Georgian government announced new restrictions, introducing differential rules for Indian students on arrival to Georgia.
Per the amendment the students travelling from India will be able to enter Georgia only by charter flights. Hence, beyond the additional financial burden, the Indian students are unable to travel to Georgia freely at any time desired by them.
From April 15, despite Covid vaccine passports, all Indian visitors entering Georgia will be required to present PCR test results from the proceeding 72 hours. After entering Georgia, individuals coming from India (regardless of their citizenship) will have to undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine, which should be financed by their own budget.
The first flow of vaccinated tourists will appear in Georgia in the second half of March, Economy Minister Natia Turnava said earlier today.
The Tolerance and Diversity Institute of Georgia has released a statement regarding recent restrictions imposed by the government of Georgia for individuals coming from India to Georgia, including students, which sets a 14-day quarantine and allows entry in the country only by charter flight.
Indian students in Georgia have rallied to demand the immediate release of well-known Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was abducted by Russian-controlled occupation forces on November 9.
Over 2,000 Indian citizens who are students of various universities in Georgia and are stuck in India due to the pandemic and Covid-19 regulations, have asked the Georgian Prime Minister and other high officials to help them return in the country to continue their studies.