def get_institute(readme_lines):
    """
    Takes a list of strings of the README-file content and extract the first
    line, which contains the institute label and name. Label and name are both
    returned as a list of string.

    :param readme_lines: list of strings of the README-file content

    :return: list of string with institute label and name
    """

    # Read the institute line (skip markdown marker for heading).
    institute_line = readme_lines[0][2:]

    # Split the institute line into individual elements.
    institute_line_parts = institute_line.split(" ")

    # Get the institute label and its length (amount of characters).
    institute_label_raw = institute_line_parts[-1]
    label_raw_len = len(institute_label_raw)
    institute_label = institute_label_raw[1:-1]

    # From the institute line remove the institute label
    # to get the institute name.
    institute_name = institute_line[:-(label_raw_len + 1)]

    # Return institute label and name as a list.
    return [institute_label, institute_name]