  In 2015 the Institute of Physics and Astronomy of the Universidad de
Valpara\'iso in Chile received as a donation the Bochum 0.61-meter telescope.
Here we preset the ongoing project to convert this senior member of La Silla
Observatory to modern standards aiming at performing state-of-art science, as
well as teaching and outreach. Firstly, the site characterization was performed
in order to verify the observing conditions. The preliminary results were
auspicious in relation to the nights available for observation. In early 2016
began the transfer work form La Silla Observatory to the new site of
operations. The actual status of the telescope was analyzed and an upgrade plan
was proposed to make it usable remotely using a web-based telescope control
system developed in Chile by ObsTech SpA. Future upgrade and scientific
collaboration will be discussed based on the site characterization and
technical studies regarding the potential for new instrumentation.
