On 11 February, the scientific community celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as result of the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/212 adopted in December 2015. The initiative had the aim to promote the employment of women and girls in the sciences, to encourage the career development and participation in the decision-making processes in science, to recognize the achievements of women in science.

Monograph „Parasitofauna, the impact of parasitoses on the main species of hunting importance, prevention and treatment”, author – dr. assoc.prof.

Guidance on the monitoring of water quality and assessment of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems (editors: dr. Lucia Biletchi, corr.mem. Elena Zubcov) was elaborated by the researchers of the Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology and the Laboratory of Ichthyology and Aquaculture in the frame of the project no. 20.80009.7007.06 AQUABIO, State Program (2020-2023).

At the meeting from 12 January 2022, in order to streamline the process of preparing scientific personnel by PhD programs, motivate the young people to engage in research, development and innovation, the Government of the Republic of Moldova approved the Government Decision on awarding the Government Scholarship of Excellence and Scholarship on scientific fields for PhD students for 2022.

On 20 November 2021, the Institute of Zoology organised a knowledge transfer training within the project 2 SOFT/1.2/47 Team up for healthy fish in aquaculture systems of the Prut river basin – TeamUp HealthyFish (Joint Operational Program Romania-Republic of Moldova 2014-2020 funded by the European Union). Restrictions on the COVID-19 pandemic imposed the online format of the event.

At the 17th edition of the International Specialised Exhibition ”INFOINVENT”, which was organised an online format between 17 and 20 November 2021 in Chisinau, the Institute of Zoology presented its results at the Part I: Inventions and plant varieties, industrial design and the Part II: Research and innovation projects. Jury, headed by correspondent member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova Svetlana Cojocaru, highly appreciated the elaborations of the Institute of Zoology:

Scientific reports for 2021 on the execution of research projects within the State Program 2020-2023 will be presented in the joint online meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Zoology and the Section of Life Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova from 10 December 2021. 

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On 20 November 2021, within the on-going project 2 SOFT/1.2/47 Team up for healthy fish in aquaculture systems of the Prut river basin – TeamUp HealthyFish (Joint Operational Program Romania-Republic of Moldova 2014-2020 funded by the European Union), an online knowledge transfer training will be organised by the Institute of Zoology in partnership with the Aleco Russo State University from Balti. 

The World Science Day for Peace and Development, marked every year on 10 November, was established on 2 November 2001, at the 31st session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), by Resolution 20/31C, in order to highlight the important role of science in society and the need to engage the general public in debates on important contemporary issues relevant to science. World Science Day was celebrated for the first time worldwide on 10 November 2002, under the auspices of UNESCO.

The volume “Fauna of Collembola (Hexapoda: Collembola) from the Republic of Moldova” includes the results of faunal studies, which have been conducted by doctor habilitat, assistant professor Galina Bușmachiu on the representatives of the class Collembola (Hexapoda) on the territory of the Republic of Moldova during almost 30 years of scientific activity.