Chapter 1.
General provisions
Article 1. General provisions
1.The legal entity of public law Arn. Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, hereinafter the Institute, shall exercise research, consultative and expert activities.
2. The state control of the Institute shall be exercised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, hereinafter the Ministry.
3. The Institute is created in accordance with the resolution # 58 of the Government of Georgia “On Establishing the Research Institutes as Legal Entities of Public Law” of 16 March, 2006, on the basis of Arn.Chikobava Institute of Linguistics of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.
4. The Institute shall exercise independently its activity. It is guided in its activity by the Constitution of Georgia, the international treaties and agreements of Georgia, Laws of Georgia on “Sciences, Technologies and their Development”, “legal entity of public law”, other normative acts and this statute.
5. The Institute has independent balance, account in bank establishments, the sale and other essential items of legal entity.
Article 2. The purposes and aims of the Institute
1.The purposes of the institute are as follows:
a) Carrying out research, consultation and expert activities;
b) Supporting scientific and technological development of the country;
c) Supporting in every way scientific activities;
d) Developing international scientific cooperation;
e) Encouraging mobility of scientific staff;
f) Participation in training and retraining of new scientific staff;
2.The main objectives of the Institute are:
3.Systematic and planned study of grammatical structure, phonetics and vocabulary of Ibero-Caucasian languages of mountaineers. In this direction the Institute invastigates the following languages:
a) Georgian literary language (new Georgian, old Georgian) and its dialects, history of Georgian literary language, historical and genetic interrelationship
of the Georgian language to Kartvelian languages and dialects, other groups of Ibero-Caucasian family of languages and to the Mediterranean language community as well; The Institute studies thoroughly Svan and Zan (Megrelian-Laz) on the basis of detailed findings on all dialects.
b) Abkhaz-Adyghian languages (Abkhaz, Abaza, Adyghian, Kabardian, Ubykh);
c) Languages of Nakhian group (Chechen, Ingush, Bats);
d) Languages of Daghestanian group (Avar, Andi, Botlikh, Ghodoberi,Tchamalal, Tindi, Bagvalal, Karata, Akhvakh, Dido, Khvarsh, Hinukh, Kaputch, Hunzib, Lak, Dargwa, Lezgian, Tabassaran, Rutul, Aghul, Tsakhur, Udi, Budukh, Khinalugh, Kryts, Archi).
4.Gathering the results of hitherto conducted research on Kartvelian languages and their dialects and creating multi-volume works for academic courses:
a) The Georgian language
b) The common Kartvelian language
c) Historical grammar of Georgian
d) Settling the controversial question of historical and genetic interrelationship of separate groups of Ibero-Caucasian family of languages (relationship between Kartvelian and Bask languages and relation to the languages of ancient civilizations of front Asia is implied here).
5. Work in the fields of lexicology and lexicography is significant. To carry out the work in this direction the Institute maintains:
a) elaborating and growing dictionary fund which is sustained in the Institute.
b) preparing a new addition of Georgian explanatory dictionary.
c) elaborating questions of historical lexicology.
d) studying vocabulary of Kartvelian languages on the basis of contemporary semantic theories.
e) preparing various types of translating and terminological dictionaries, also cumulative orthographic dictionary of proper names.
6. From the view point of problematics of general linguistics the objectives of the Institute are:
a) comparative research – assimilation and elaboration of existing methods of structural-semantic reconstruction on the basis of materials on Ibero-Caucasian languages, accordingly, ethno-cultural and anthropologic analysis of reconstructed archetypes;
b) increasing the quality of verification of methods of communicative linguistics combining with the methods of linguistic anthropology.
c) introducing new methods in sociolinguistic research and using them from the view point of description of linguistic varieties in the Caucasus.
d) conducting permanent check of definitions of theoretical linguistics;
7. In a new stage of establishment Georgia's statehood, to satisfy new requirements created in the fields of science, culture and education, the Institute provides:
a) studying the up-to date questions of functioning of the state language and afterwards to resolve controversial questions working out projects of modern literary language norms and basis of speech culture;
b) elaboration and unification of terminology of all scientific fields with participation of other scientific-research institutes and corresponding departments of higher education institutions. Supporting the common terminology policy.
c) In the research work of the institute computational linguistics is a significant filed.
To achieve the objectives the Institute carries out the following activities:
a) maintains theoretical and experimental research and organizing expeditions as well. To introduce the results of its work in cultural and educational fields the Institute carries out corresponding activities in accordance with ministries, governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations;
b) carries out its activity on the basis of current achievements of world's scholars;
c) establishes intensive relationship with foreign scientific institutions and scholars working in the same filed;
d) Organizes discussions, conferences and meetings on important scientific questions;
e) prepares materials to publish results of current research.
f) propagandizes scientific knowledge; organizes authorization and supplying of electronic products to potential user. Works out strategy of commercialization.
g) provides rehabilitation and supplementing the data base of dialectic and literary texts of Kartvelian languages, creating, archiving, segmenting, and preparing parallel editorial texts for interdisciplinary and linguistic research.
h) To improve scientific-technical base and put into practice results of research work the Institute collaborates with governmental and non-governmental organizations.
8. The Institute is entitled to carry out additional economic activities (including projecting and technological activity) connected with its research work in accordance with the principles of legality.
Chapter 2
Management of the Institute
Article 3. Management bodies of the Institute and the structure of the Institute.
1.Scientific activities of the Institute shall be guided by the Scientific Board of the Institute, whereas the organizational and administrative activities shall be headed by the director of the Institute.
2.The structural units of the Institute are: Scientific Board, Laboratory, Centre or Sector.
Article 4. Scientific Board of the Institute
1.The Scientific Board of the Institute consists of 11 members.
2.The Scientific Board shall:
a) elect director by the majority of current nominal list on the basis of open competition;
b) with the representation of the director hear the accounts on budget fulfillment;
c) be authorized to terminate the contract to the director of the Institute in cases envisaged by the legislation and the present statute;
d) without interfering into scientific research observe and determine the main directions of scientific activities and provide the proper realization of the directions;
e) on the basis of open competition elect by secret ballot the head of the structural unit of the Institute, which shall be confirmed by the Director;
f) give consent to the project of the structure of the Institute and staff-list created by the Director.
g) with the consent of the Ministry confirm the staff-list.
h) give consent to the project of changes and/or amendments to the Statute worked out by the Director of the Institute;
i) hear and discuss the results/accounts of heads of structural units and activities of individual scholars, problematic scientific questions, reports of researchers.
j) submit for discussion the annual scientific account on the activities carried out by the Institute to the Georgian National Academy of Sciences;
k) discuss questions of scientific collaboration with other educational and scientific institutions;
l) adopt decisions on issue of scientific journals, be entitled to choose the editorial board of scientific journals and periodically hear accounts on their activities;
m) in accordance with the rule established by the statute create competition secretariat with the view to organize the competition and election of the Director and the Head of the Structural Unit.
n) to organize the competition and election of the Director and the Head of the Structural Unit issue an individual administrative-legal act – decision.
o) the Director/Deputy Director shall attend the meetings of the Scientific Board with a deliberative vote.
Article 5.Authorization of the Scientific Board and its members
1. The Scientific Board receives its authorization in accordance with the rule defined by this statute after the election of its members, but not less than 2/3 of its members at the first meeting.
2. Meeting of the Scientific Board is authorized if at least half of the members are present.
3. The decision of the Scientific Board shall be deemed to be adopted if it has obtained by more than half of the members present, except for the cases defined by the legislation. In case of a tie in votes, the Chairman of the Scientific Board shall give a casting vote.
4. The Scientific Board shall adopt decisions on the basis of open ballot. The Scientific Board may adopt decision by secret ballot.
5. Meetings of the Scientific Board are called by the Chairman of the Board and shall be held as required, but not less than three times a month. The Chairman of the Scientific Board calls a special sitting on his/her initiative under the requirement of the members or/and the director of the Institute.
6. The Scientific Board shall elect the Secretary of the Scientific Board from its members or the staff of the Institute.
7. Authority of the member of the Scientific Board can be pre-term in the following cases:
a) his/her own will;
b) decision of the Scientific Board in case of systematical absence from the sitting of the Scientific Board;
c) a final judgment of conviction is rendered by a court against him/her;
d) recognition by a court as a legally incapable or limited.
e) death;
f) Dismissal from the scientific position.
Article 6. The Chairman of the Scientific Board
1. The Scientific Board shall be headed by the Chairman of the Scientific Board, elected by the majority of current nominal list. The Chairman of the Scientific Board shall be authorized to call and hold the meetings of the Scientific Board.
2. The Chairman of the Scientific board shall be elected by secret ballot for the term of 5 years. The Chairman of the Scientific Board must hold either the academic degree of a doctor or an equal scientific degree.
3.The Chairman of the Scientific Board shall:
a) call the meetings of the Scientific Board;
b) organize activities of the Scientific Board;
c) participate in adoption of decisions by the Scientific Board with the right to vote;
d) supervise the performance of decisions of the Scientific Board;
e) propose his/her Deputy’s candidature to the Scientific Board to approve;
4. Authority of the Chairman of the Scientific Board can be pre-term in the following cases:
a) his/her own will;
b) decision of the Scientific Board in case of systematical absence from the sitting of the Scientific Board;
c) a final judgment of conviction is rendered by a court against him/her;
d) recognition by a court as a legally incapable or limited.
e) death;
f) Dismissal from the scientific position.
6. The candidature of the Deputy may be proposed by the Chairman of the Scientific Board.
Article 7. Election of the Scientific Board
1.The Members of the Scientific Board shall be elected on the basis of direct, free and equal elections, by secret ballot for the term of 5 years at the General Meeting by the total number of the members of the Board.
2.The General Meeting of the scientists of the Institute shall consist of the staff of the Institute. The General meeting of the scientists of the Institute is called under the initiative of the Director before the expiry of the term of authority of the Scientific Board within the time defined by the Individual administrative-legal act of the Director.
3.The General Meeting of the Scientific Board shall be authorized to define the qualification requirements of the member of the Scientific Board ten days prior to the date of election of the member of the Scientific Board.
4.Any person holding a scientific office at the Institute may nominate for the election.
5.The date of registration of the candidates and the election shall be fixed by the Director of the Institute.
6.In the elections of the Scientific Board each voter shall have one vote. Each scientist votes personally. The candidates who received more votes shall be deemed to be elected.
7.In case two or more candidates with the smallest number of votes receive the equal number of votes, the second stage of election shall be fixed for them by the Director of the Institute.
8.In case enough number of members are not elected, new election shall be held to fill the left seats.
9.In case the authority of the member of the scientific Board is terminated before the expiry of the term, the additional/special election shall be fixed by the Director. The member of the Scientific Board shall be elected only for the remaining term of the member whose authority is terminated.
Article 8. The Electoral Commission of the Institute.
1.With the view of electing the Scientific Board of the Institute the Electoral Commission of the Scientific Board consisting of the workers of the Institute shall be created by the Individual Administrative-legal Act of the Director.
2.The member of the Electoral Commission may not be:
a) the candidate for The Scientific Board membership;
b) the Director of the Institute or his/her relative;
c) the Deputy Director or his/her relative;
3.The term “relative” applies to a person envisaged by part 2, article 92 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia.
4.The registration of the candidates for the membership of the Electoral Commission shall be provided by the Director of the Institute.
5.The number of members of the Electoral Commission and the date of the registration of the candidates for the membership of the Electoral Commission shall be fixed by the Individual Administrative-legal Act of the Director.
6.In case the number of the registered candidates for the membership of the Electoral Commission is less than that established by the Individual Administrative-legal Act of the Director, public representative may be appointed as member of the Electoral Board.
7.In case the number of the registered candidates for the membership of the Electoral Commission is more than that fixed by the Individual Administrative-legal Act of the Director, open sortition shall be called by the Director to define members of the Electoral Board.
8.At first meeting the Electoral Commission shall elect the Chairman of the Electoral Board and the Secretary from its members by simple majority votes.
Article 9. Competences of the Director of the Institute
1.The institute shall be headed by the Director.
2.The Director of the Institute shall:
a) work out the project of structure of the Institute and stuff-list and submit it to the Scientific Board to agree;
b) agree the project of structure of the Institute and stuff-list, agreed with the Scientific Board, with the Ministry;
c) in accordance with the requirements set by the legislation announce competitions and create competition commission with the view of selecting workers for scientific offices, adopt rules of competition and additional qualification requirements;
d) in accordance with the rule established by the legislation with the view of electing the Scientific Board create the electoral commission, fix the dates concerning the elections of the Scientific board envisaged by the present Statute;
e) give consent to regulations of structural units of the Institute and submit it to the Scientific Board for approval;
f) appoint and remove the workers of the Institute, ensure concluding labour contracts with them, be entitled to hire a not on the staff worker on the basis of labour contract to do concrete work ;
g) confirm a person elected by the Scientific Board to the office of head of the structural Unit of the Institute;
h) maintain contact with scientific institutions and institutions of higher education in Georgia and abroad;
i) on behalf of the Institute conclude contracts, including contracts with institutions of higher education concerning the cooperation in the process of realization Ph.D programs.
j) attend meetings of the Scientific Board with a deliberative vote;
k) be authorized to appoint and remove Deputy/Deputies for the term no longer than his/her own term;
l) with the Individual Administrative-legal Act determine the Deputy executing duties entitled to him/her at the absence of the Director in case acting director is not appointed by the Director.
m) maintain raising of qualification of research workers;
n) Submit the report on fulfillment of budget to the Scientific Board;
o) Pass the budget submitted to his/her approval by the heads of the Structural Units of the Institute;
p) in accordance with the legislation command finances of the Institute and shall be responsible for the property of the Institute and for spending money purposefully and rightly;
q) adopt the Internal Regulations of the Institute, giving comprehensive list of violation of discipline, disciplinary payments foreseen for them, types of encouragement and the usage rules;
r) according to the legislation shall be authorized to provide encouragement and measures of misconducts;
s) within the framework of his/her competence issue the Individual Administrative-legislative Act – the order;
t) in accordance with the Scientific Board prepare the project of amendments and objects to the Statute and submit it to the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia;
u) performs other powers established by the legislation of Georgia;
3.The Director of the Institute may have Deputy/Deputies.
4. Authority of the Director can be pre-term in the following cases:
a) his/her own will;
b) decision of the Scientific Board in case of systematical absence from the sitting of the Scientific Board;
c) a final judgment of conviction is rendered by a court against him/her;
d) recognition by a court as a legally incapable or limited.
e) death;
f) Dismissal from the scientific position.
g) reach the age of 65.
The decision concerning the termination of authority of the Director is by the Scientific Board by the majority votes.
Article 10. Rules for election of Director of the Institute
1.The office of the Director may be hold by a person with higher education and has at least 5 years of work experience.
2.The Director of the Institute shall be elected for the term of 4 years. The same person may be elected only for two consecutive terms.
3.The Director of the Institute shall be elected by the Scientific Board of the Institute by majority votes of its members on open competition.
4.With the view of electing the Director the Scientific Board shall determine competitive qualification requirements for the election of director, terms of competition and fix the date of the election.
5.ith the view of electing the Director the Chairman of the Scientific Board shall establish the Secretariate and determin dates of registration of candidates.
6.The Secretariate created by the Scientific Board of the Institute shall consider applications and documents presented by candidates.The Competition Secretariate shall consist of the members of the Scientific Board, other research workers of the Institute or/and support personnel accountable to the Chairman of the Scientific Board in performance of secretariate functions. The Competition Secretariate shall arrange the questions concerning the organization of the competition.
7.The Secretariate shall present the candidates for the office of directorship to the Scientific Board electing Director on the basis of a project represented by the candidate according to the rules established by the legislation.
8.Voting for the directorship candidates shall be held on the basis of secret ballot. The candidate with majority votes, but not less than 2/3 of the votes of the members of the Scientific Board, carries the election.
9.In case two or more candidates participate in the election and they gain equal number of votes, the Scientific Board schedules an additional competition to be held by the time fixed by the Scientific Board. Article 11. The Structural Unit of the Institution and the head of it.
Article 11. The Structural Unit of the Institution and the head of it.
1.The number of the Structural Units (laboratory, department, centre etc.) is determined by the staff list established by the Scientific Board according to the legislation.
2.The Structural Unit of the Institute shall:
a) draw up and submits the scientific project and budget to the Director;
b) work out and submits the project of the regulation of the Structural Unit to the Director;
c) within the framework of the competence of the Structural Unit work out grant projects;
d) agrees with the rules of competition for the scientific post of the Structural Unit and additional qualification requirements;
3.The Structural Unit of the institute shall be headed by the Head of the Structural Unit. The Head of the Structural Unit shall:
a) manage the Structural Unit according to the corresponding field;
b) draw up plans of perspective activities to be carried out in the Structural Unit and submits them to the Scientific Board for approval;
c) present to the Director a question concerning removal, promotion or encouraging of a worker.
d) exercise other powers entitled to him/her by the regulations of the Structural Unit;
e) be responsible for performing the functions and duties prescribed to the Structural Unit;
f) within the framework of the competence of the Structural unit exercise organizing of working out scientific research grant projects;
g) consider and work out recommendations concerning the rules of competitions for scientific positions and additional qualification requirements;
h) observe and supervise appropriate performance of duties by the workers;
4.The Head of the Scientific Structural Unit is not administrative official.
Article 12. Rule of taking the position of Head of Scientific Unit
1.The position of Head of Scientific Board may be taken by open competition in compliance with principles of open, equal and fair competition.
2.The Scientific Board shall elect the Head of Structural Unit by free competition for the period of 4 years and submit to the Directors approval.
3.The rules of the election of the Head of the Structural Unit and additional conditions shall be determined by the Director of the Institute.
Chapter III. Staff of the Institute
Article 13. Staff of the Institute
1.Staff of the Institute consists of scientific, administrative and support personnel.
2.Scientific staff of the Institute includes individuals holding scientific positions-researchers directly participating or/and carrying out scientific research.
3.Scientific positions include the following scientists:
a) Scientific worker;
b) Senior scientific worker;
c) Chief scientific worker;
4. Administrative staff of the Institute consists of:
a) Director of the Institute;
b) Deputy Director/Directors;
5. Administrative Staff may not hold other administrative office at the University or be head of the Structural Unit.
6. The list of scientific, administrative and support personnel is defined by the regular staff list of the Institute.
Article 14. Rule of taking scientific position
4.Scientific position may be taken on the basis of open competition in compliance with principles of open, equal and fair competition.
5.The following conditions must be satisfied to take scientific position:
a) a scientist worker may take the position in case he/she has a master’s degree or an equalized academic degree;
b) the position of senior scientific worker may be taken by a person, in case he/she has a doctorate or an equalized academic degree;
c) the position of chief scientific worker may be taken by a person, in case he/she has a doctor’s degree or an equalized academic degree;
6.The competition rules for taking scientific position and additional conditions are determined by the Director of the Institute by agreement with the head of the Structural Unit.
Article 15. Rights and Obligations of Scientific Workers
1.The scientific worker shall possess a right:
a) to exercise research work independently and publish research results without restriction, except as otherwise provided by the agreement or in case they contain state secret;
b) to determine independently content of the research work, research methods and means of research;
c) to participate in grant competitions besides receiving monetary addition by position,; also to use grant financing despite changing work;
d) to make use of the Institute library and other property of the Institute;
e) to exercise other powers in accordance with Georgian legislation and the present Statute.
2.The scientific worker has an obligation:
a) to follow the requirements set by the present Statute and Routine;
b) to fulfill taken obligations according to the labour contract;
c) to rake care of the Institute property;
d) to present the annual report on performed activities to the Scientific Board.
Chapter 4. Property of the Institute and Source of Finance. Government control of the Institute.
Article 16. Government control of the institute.
The government control of the Institute is performed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, carrying out supervision of legality, expediency, effectiveness of its activities and observing its financial-economic activities. Carrying out control of the Institute the Ministry is authorized to demand representing any necessary material and information from the Institute.
Article 17.Property of the Institute
1.According to the rules established by Georgian legislation property is assigned to the Institute by the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia which along with other property of the Institute may be used only in compliance with the rules of achieving aims and objectives set by the present Statute.
2.In accordance with legislation the Institute owns finances and is personally responsible for purposeful and right use of the property and money means of the Institute;
3.By agreement with the organ carrying out governmental control the Institute may perform the following activities:
a) to purchase, alienate and load immovable property;
b) to make a loan;
c) to define regular time-table and wage funds;
d) other decisions concerning the property of the Institute in case they are not within the framework of regular activities of the Institute;
4.Rejection of the organ carrying out governmental control of performing activities envisaged by paragraph three of the present article may be appealed.
5.The consent of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia is necessary to carry out the activities envisaged by subparagraph “a” and subparagraph “c” of paragraph 3 of the present article. The consent of the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia is necessary to carry out the activity envisaged by subparagraph “a” and subparagraph “e” of paragraph 3 of the present article.
Article 18. Financing of the Institute
1.Source of financing of the Institute may be:
a) means for special purpose from relevant budget fund;
b) income from scientific grants;
c) income from the work done on the basis of the contract;
d) donation;
e) other incomes provided by the legislation of Georgia.
2.All incomes and expenses are reflected on its budget.
3.All means and incomes flowed into the Institute are used for achieving aims and performing functions of the institute and they may not be used for other purposes;
Article 19. Drawing up and checking the balance of the Institute
According to the rule established by the legislation of Georgia the Institute is responsible to keep accounting records of financial and economic activities, draw up a balance and submit them to the approval of the organ carrying out governmental control. Audit of annual balance of the Institute is performed by the auditor appointed by the organ carrying out governmental control.
Article 20. Reorganization and liquidation of the Institute
1.Reorganization and liquidation of the Institute is done according to the rule established by the current legislation of Georgia.
2.The act on liquidation of the Institute may not possess less legal force than the act on establishing the Institute.
3.Liquidation of the Institute is performed by liquidators appointed by the organ carrying out governmental control. Liquidator may be the Director of the Institute. Activities of the liquidator is limited with the view point of liquidation of the Institute.
4.Liquidator:
a) from the moment of the appointment draws up a balance;
b) notifies known creditors of the liquidation of the Institute, in case the address of the creditors is not known liquidation of the Institute is declared publicly;
c) completes current activities and performs other obligations of the Institute;
d) is entitled to finish legal proceedings or settle disputes with agreement;
e)performs other activities provided by the legislation;
5. In case of liquidation of the Institute its property transfers to the State;
Chapter V. Rules of making amendments and objects to the Statute
Article 21. Rules of making amendments and objects to the Statute
Changes and amendments to the present Statute are registered according to the legislation of Georgia.
Chapter VI. . Transitional Provisions
Article 22. . Transitional Provisions
1.Before creating the first Scientific Board of the scientific institute its powers are performed by the Acting Director.
2.The Acting Director of the Institute shall provide holding elections of the first Scientific Board in a month’s time from the date of the present statute coming into force.
3.The Scientific Board shall provide electing the Director not later than a month’s time from the date of its electing.