Editing Batumi (section)

== Economy and infrastructure ==
[[File:Batumi seaport, Adjaria, Georgia.jpg|thumb|The [[Batumi Sea Port|seaport of Batumi]] with the city in the background.]]

=== Transport ===

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The main types of public transport are buses, minibusses, and taxis. Batumi has modern electric buses. Using the service is possible by ''BATUMICARD'', transit card, or debit/credit cards. Buses connect almost everywhere in the city. A [[bike-sharing]] system named ''BatumVelo'' allows you to rent a bicycle on the street with a smart card.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BatumVelo |url=https://www.batumvelo.ge/main |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=www.batumvelo.ge}}</ref>

The [[Batumi Sea Port|port of Batumi]] is on one of the routes of China's proposed [[Eurasian Land Bridge]] (part of the "New Silk Road"), which would see an eastern freight link to China via Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea, and a western link by ferry to Ukraine and on to Europe.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dyussembekova|first1=Zhazira|title=Silk Road Renewed With Launch of New Commercial Transit Route|url=http://astanatimes.com/2016/01/silk-road-renewed-with-launch-of-new-commercial-transit-route/|work=The Astana Times|date=21 January 2016|access-date=11 July 2017|archive-date=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122154957/http://astanatimes.com/2016/01/silk-road-renewed-with-launch-of-new-commercial-transit-route/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Education ===
Batumi has become an emerging centre for medical education in the [[Caucasus]] region, attracting international students due to its affordable tuition and English-language programs. Institutions such as [[Shota Rustaveli State University|'''Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University''']], BAU International University offer accredited medical degrees recognized across America, Europe and Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School Detail |url=https://search.wdoms.org/home/SchoolDetail/F0002943 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=search.wdoms.org}}</ref>

The city’s growth in medical education is supported by modern infrastructure and increasing foreign enrollment. According to ''[[The Times of India]]'', many Indian students choose Batumi for MBBS studies due to simplified admission processes and [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]-recognized curriculum.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-21 |title=Georgia continues to attract Indian medical students |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/georgia-continues-to-attract-indian-medical-students/articleshow/102917392.cms |access-date=2025-05-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>