EST Foundation News
02 October 2024
The Board of the EST Foundation has appointed Göran Scharmer, an astrophysicist with 40 years of experience in instrumental developments relevant to the design of EST, as Scientific and Technical Advisor to the Director of the EST Foundation.
18 July 2024
After publishing the selection process and receiving and evaluating various applications, the Board of Trustees made a unanimous decision regarding the selected candidates.
Applications open for Director and Administrator of the EST Foundation
04 January 2024
A selection process to fill the positions of Director and Administrator of the EST-CF has been started, with application deadlines set for 29 February and 31 January 2024, respectively.
First meeting of the EST Canarian Foundation Board of Trustees
19 September 2023
Following the creation of the EST Canarian Foundation on July 25, 2023 with the signature of 9 research institutions from 7 European countries, the first meeting of the Foundation's Board of Trustees took place online on September 19.
Nine European research institutions create the European Solar Telescope Foundation
25 July 2023
9 institutions from 7 European countries signed the deed of the foundation that grants legal character to the project consortium and paves the way for the construction of the European Solar Telescope.
27 June 2023
The European Solar Telescope - Canarian Foundation deed will be signed on July 25, 2023 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
13 December 2022
The EST Board of Directors met in October 2022 and gave green light to the formation of the EST Canarian Foundation as an interim legal figure for EST.