The Scientific Council

The Scientific Council of the Institute is a collective advisory board, elected for four years by a secret ballot. The Scientific Council consists of 12 members.

Among the 17 persons, there are several ex-officio members: the Director, the Deputy Director on Scientific Issues, the Scientific Secretary, full- and corresponding members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova currently acting at the Institute, a representative of the founding body, representatives of the Trade Union and of the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute.

The responsibilities of the Scientific Council include: determination of the strategic directions in the R&D; specification of the themes for the scientific activity of the Institute;  assessment of the results of the activities of the scientific divisions of the Institute as well as of its ad-hoc research teams, and of each researcher; approval of reports of the Institute; election, via competition, the research staff and the managerial team in conformity with the Code on Science and Innovation of the Republic of Moldova and the Institute Statute; development and approval of R&D plans  on the account of the national strategic directions and of the trends of the development of the world science; approval of the themes of the PhD and doctor habilitate dissertations and appointment of scientific advisers and consultants; approval of the results of the researchers certification; consideration of the issues of scientific cooperation with national and international organizations; election of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board of scientific publications of the Institute; approval of the regulations of the Institute scientific divisions and of the by-laws and regulations of the economic, technological and innovation bodies set up by the Institute or with its participation; submission of proposals recommending the Institute staff members as candidates for State awards; submission of proposals recommending high-value scientific works or scientific researchers for various prizes and bonuses.

List of members of the Scientific Council of the Institute:

1. Leonid Kulyuk, Dr.Sci., acad. ASM, Chairman (Director of IAP)
2. Alexei Meshalkin, Ph.D., Scientific Secretary (Scientific Secretary of IAP)
3. Ernest Arushanov, Dr.Sci., acad. ASM
4. Ion Cojocaru, Ph.D.
5. Sofia Klokishner, Dr.Sci.
6. Victor Kravtsov, Ph.D.
7. Nicolai Curmei, Ph.D. (Young Scientists Council president)
8. Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci.
9. Valentin Mihailov, Ph.D;
10. Oleg Reu, Ph.D. (a representativ of the Trade Union)
11. Olga Shikimaka, Ph.D.
12. Vladimir Tsurkan, Dr.Sci.