Sea, mountains, khachapuri — that’s Batumi in your first week. But what comes next, when you want to do something meaningful and meet people rather than just relax? Here’s where IT lives in the city.
- Batumi has a growing IT community of relocants and locals.
- Coworking spaces and in-person meetups are the best way to find your people.
- Courses and masterclasses combine skill-building with networking.
- Beginners are well served by from-scratch intro sessions.
Batumi is more than the beach
Over the past few years Batumi has become a magnet for remote workers and relocants. Along with them, a layer of cafés, coworking spaces and communities has grown — places where people work, study and trade contacts. If you’re here for a while, it’s worth plugging into that layer.
Where to find your people
- Coworking spaces — not just a desk, but meetups, workshops and networking.
- Relocant Telegram chats — event announcements and quick answers to everyday questions.
- In-person meetups and masterclasses — the shortest path to meeting people from the industry.
Combine value and connection
The most effective answer to “what to do” is an activity that builds a skill and a social circle at once. An in-person IT course or masterclass covers both: you learn an in-demand skill and land in a community of people who find it interesting.
That’s exactly how MaLuDa works — live classes in small groups in central Batumi, where by the end of the course you have not only a portfolio project but new contacts too. If you’ve just relocated, start with our guide on how relocants break into IT in Georgia.