{"id":130383,"date":"2026-02-01T23:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/?p=130383"},"modified":"2026-02-01T23:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:15:18","slug":"protest-at-georgian-technical-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/en\/protest-at-georgian-technical-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest at Georgian Technical University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A protest is going on at the administrative building of the Georgian Technical University (GTU).<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from academic and scientific circles and students demand that the decision over the unification of the GTU and Tbilisi State University (TSU) be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The protest participants say they are ready to meet with the Education Minister, members of the parliamentary Education Committee and provide arguments why the unification of the two universities is unjustified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A protest is going on at the administrative building of the Georgian Technical University (GTU). 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