Czechia commits to the E-ELT

On 3 June 2011 in Prague, the Director of the Department of International Cooperation in Research and Development of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czechia, Dr Jan Marek (seated, right) and the ESO Director General, Prof. Tim de Zeeuw (seated, left) signed an agreement committing Czechia to provide its full share of the additional financial contribution required for construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).