The European Research Night – an initiative of the European Union – is an event organized annually at the end of September, which aims to promote research&innovation activity and bring it closer to the general public.

In the period of September 19-21, 2023, the 2nd edition of the International Exhibition of Innovation and Technological Transfer EXCELLENT IDEA - 2023 was held. The event was organized by: the Center for Innovation and Technological Transfer, the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemițanu" from the Republic of Moldova.

The Institute of Zoology presented 3 works, which were awarded gold medals:

A group of researchers from the Institute of Zoology participated on 7-9 September 2023 in the international scientific conference "The museum and scientific research", the 30th edition, organized by the Natural Sciences Department of the Museum of Oltenia Craiova,  in collaboration with the Dolj County Council.

The Laboratory of Entomology of the Institute of Zoology, in partnership with Natura magazine, carried out between February - May 2023 the competition Woodboring beetle - pests of icons. During this period, scientific articles were published on the website of magazine about the xylophagous beetles that can be found in old wooden icons in the churches and homes of Orthodox believers.

The Moldovan office of the World Federation of Scientists (WFS) recently announced the winners of the excellence scholarship for the year 2023-2024. 

The 9th edition of the "Traian Vuia” International Exhibition of Inventions and Innovations from Timisoara, Romania, took place between 15 and 17 June 2023. The event was organized by the "King Mihai I" University of Life Sciences from Timisoara (former "King Mihai I of Romania" Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine), in partnership with the Society of Inventors from Banat.

The Institute of Zoology has participated with two works, both being appreciated with gold medals: 

At the invitation of the Association of Environmental and Environmental Tourism Journalists, the Institute of Zoology participated in the Environment Day Festival, organized on 10 June in the Valea Morilor park.

According to the organizers' concept, the Environment Day Festival is a day when the environmental community boasts of its activities/successes and informs the public on environmental topics in a comfortable and friendly environment.

Between May 14-17, 2023, young researchers Petru Ciorba, Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology and Sorina Istrati, PhD student, Laboratory of Systematics and Molecular Phylogeny, participated in the GeoEcoMar Summer School, organized by the Institute of Marine Geology and Geoecology (GeoEcoMar) from Romania, with headquarters in Bucharest and a branch in Constanța. The main objective of the meeting was to highlight environmental and biotic changes in aquatic ecosystems.

Recently, journalists of the TVR Moldova television channel visited the museums of the Institute of Zoology in the context of broadcasting a series of reportages dedicated to museums of our country.

On 17 May 2023, the Institute of Zoology took part in an event dedicated to the celebration of the Europe Day, namely the University European City, organized by the Moldova State University under the topic "European Union - Republic of Moldova: stronger together!".

Along the other research institutes and faculties of the MSU, the Institute of Zoology presented the main results obtained within the projects carried out in recent years and funded by the European Union: