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Between May 14-15, 2022, in the village of Văleni, Cahul district, the ninth edition of the National Ethno-Folk Festival “Sweet Acacia Flower” took place. On the first day of the festival the museum night was celebrated and the Museum of History and Ethnography of Văleni village opened its chest with memories to get acquainted with the roots, values and customs of the ancestral people. There were speeches about the first families of mocans who settled on the banks of the Prut river and about the folk clothes they wore proudly. On the second day there was the official opening of the festival...

On 8 of April 2022, within the cross-border 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), a scientific workshop on the current state of fish farming in the basin of the Prut river and perspectives for its improvement was held. Workshop was organised by the Institute of Zoology jointly with the project partner – Iasi Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Life Sciences. The mixed format of the event allowed to bring together a...

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. Currently, 45 women researchers are employed at the Institute of Zoology, making up 48.4% of the total number of researchers. Among them, 3 hold the title of...