The Academy of Sciences of Moldova ( ro, Academia de Științe a Moldovei), established in 1961, is the main scientific organization of Moldova and coordinates research in all areas of science and technology. Ion Tighineanu has been the head of the Academy of Sciences since April 9, 2019.

History

As early as June 1946, the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences decided to establish the Moldovan Research Base of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Chisinau. In October 1949, the research base was transformed into the Moldavian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The grand opening of the Academy took place on August 2, 1961. A meeting of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova in September 1994 confirms the reasoned scientific opinion of philologists that the correct name of the state language of Moldova is Romanian. Since September 2009, the University at the Academy of Sciences of Moldova has been operating in the country. In October 2017, President

Igor Dodon Igor Dodon (; born 18 February 1975) is a Moldovan politician who previously served as the president of Moldova from 23 December 2016 to 24 December 2020. He currently serves as the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. H ...

signed a law that provides for the reform of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.

Organization and departments

*Management **President: Ion Tiginyanu **Vice Presidents: Theodor Furduy and Mariana Shlapak **Chief Scientific Secretary: Boris Gaina *Scientific departments: **Biological, chemical and environmental sciences **Medical Sciences **Physical and Engineering Sciences **Economic sciences **Humanities and Arts **Agricultural Sciences

Liberation Monument

On 23 August 1969, during the 25th anniversary of the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, a Liberation Monument at the Academy of Sciences was opened. It has been renovated three times, in 1975, 2014 and 2019. Arrchitects ladimir Naumov, Naum Epelbaum and Lazar Dubinovskiy were part of the project.

Presidents

Iachim Grosul Iachim Sergheevici Grosul (name also rendered as Yakim Grosul) (born 21 September 1912 Caragaș village, Slobozia District – died 28 September 1976, Chișinău) was a Moldovan scientist, and the first president of the Academy of Science ...

(1961–1976) * Alexandru Jucenco (1977–1989) *

Andrei Andrieș Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *And ...

(1989 – February 5, 2004) *

Gheorghe Duca Gheorghe Duca (born 29 February 1952) is a Moldovan academic and politician who is the current president of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, an honorary member of the Romanian Academy, and former Moldovan Minister of Environment, Public Works a ...

(February 5, 2004 – April 9, 2019) * Ion Tighineanu (April 9, 2019 – present)

Gallery

Image:USSRPostageMeterMoldavianAcademyofScience.jpg, File:Stamp of Moldova md033st.jpg, File:Stamp of Moldova md065cvs.jpg, File:Chisinau (067).jpg, The Liberation Monument

References

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* Chișinău Education in Moldova Educational organizations based in Moldova Moldova Science and technology in Moldova USSR Academy of Sciences 1946 establishments in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Scientific organizations established in 1946 Members of the International Council for Science Members of the International Science Council {{Ling-org-stub