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87-year-old Abastumani observatory to become separate legal entity after 11 years

04.10.19 16:00


Abastumani observatory, located in the Samtskhe Javakheti region of Georgia with an 87-year history, will be officially separated from Ilia State University next month and become an independent legal entity, a Government of Georgia decree reads.

 

The Georgian Education Ministry will be responsible for carrying out mandatory legal procedures regarding the issue and appointing the leadership of the observatory.

 

Ilia State University says that they are “very sorry for the decision,” as much has been done by the university, with the cooperation of the observatory, to support the development of astronomy and astrophysics in Georgia.

 

However, we will continue cooperation with the observatory as an independent entity,” the university rector Giga Zedania said.

 

The observatory director Maia Todua says that Ilia University restored astronomy studies which had been suspended for years.

 

Over the past 10 years we have employed 20 young people which was a big achievement and I hope that the cooperation with the university will continue”, Todua told RFE/RL.

 

 

 

source: AGENDA

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