Founded in 1999, Batumi Navigation Teaching University is a higher-education institution located in the small city of Batumi (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Adjara. Officially recognized by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, Batumi Navigation Teaching University (BNTU) is a coeducational Georgian higher education institution. Batumi Navigation Teaching University (BNTU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. BNTU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.