The Georgian government is reversing its decision to merge Tbilisi State University and Georgian Technical University.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze made the relevant statement at a briefing held at the government administration.

Before the briefing, Kobakhidze met with the rector and professors of GTU.

For information, the government's decision to merge Tbilisi State University and Georgian Technical University became known on January 29. The decision was accompanied by criticism from representatives of the scientific community and academic sector of both universities. The statement was issued by the TSU Senate, which stated that the initiative to merge with the Technical University was not substantiated or appropriate. Also, the TSU representative body believed that the process of merging the two universities in this form should be stopped and active communication with the parties should be continued. In turn, the GTU academic council issued a statement. They explained that they did not agree with any form of restriction of the university's autonomy, including through a possible merger with TSU. The council also asked the government to suspend the process until the discussion and the university had agreed.