| Academy of Sciences of Moldova | |
| Size: | 296 |
| Formation: | 1961 |
| Native Name: | Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Academia de Științe a Moldovei |
| Status: | active |
| Purpose: | advocate and public voice, educator and network |
| Headquarters: | 1 Stephen the Great Boulevard, Chișinău, Moldova |
| Language: | Romanian language |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Ion Tighineanu |
| Website: | official website |
The Academy of Sciences of Moldova (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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.
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.[1] Since September 2009, the University at the Academy of Sciences of Moldova has been operating in the country. In October 2017, President Igor Dodon signed a law that provides for the reform of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.[2]
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.[3] Arrchitects ladimir Naumov, Naum Epelbaum and Lazar Dubinovskiy were part of the project.[4]