News about Education

The first stage of the project “Energy Efficiency of Kindergartens in Chisinau”, an initiative to modernize the municipal educational infrastructure, will start in 12 kindergartens in the capital.

The British edition presented a list of the 100 best novels of all time, prepared with the participation of more than 170 writers, literary critics and critics from around the world. Stephen King, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Colm Toibin and Ian McEwan took part in the project. Each expert was asked to name the ten greatest novels published in English and then rank them in order of importance. On the basis of these votes, the editorial team compiled a final ranking.

The authorities propose to expand the scope of regulation of particle gas pedals and sources of ionizing radiation. In this regard, Adrian Bely, chairman of the parliamentary commission for social protection, health care and family, proposed amendments to the Law on the Safe Execution of Nuclear and Radiological Activities.

Teachers from Moldova will have the opportunity to participate in internships in South Korea within the KLIC 2026 (Korean digital-Learning Improvement Cooperation) program, launched by the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova in partnership with the Jeju Province Special Directorate for Education.

The last module of the MoveUp program, dedicated to strengthening professional skills in logistics and transport, started in Moldova on May 25. At the final stage, participants are taking the course “Inventory Management and Demand Planning”.

The government is establishing territorial education agencies, which will take over the management of schools from the district councils. These agencies will report directly to the Ministry of Education and Enlightenment. The authorities explain the reform by the need to, among other things, “depoliticize” the local education system, while the opposition calls it “centralization”.

On the eve of the International Children’s Day, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) will organize on Sunday, May 31, the event “În lumea lui Bănuț” (“In the World of Coins”). It will be held on Sunday to facilitate the participation of children and families from localities outside the capital.

The Chisinau Municipality Mayor’s Office announces the organization of free thematic camps for children. They will take place at the Municipal Library named after Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu.

The Ministry of Education and Research is launching the Restart program, which involves the transfer of district education departments to the ministry. Previously, a similar program was implemented in the field of social protection.

At the Technical University of Moldova (UTM), the Center for Innovation in Viticulture and Winemaking was created to link scientific research with the wine industry.

At the end of the Republican Olympiad in Economics, 30 pupils were awarded with commemorative badges. The competition was organized on the basis of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. It was attended by 134 pupils from all over the country.

About 1,500 students in grades 9 and 12 from across the country participated in the second round of digital skills testing organized by the Ministry of Education and Research in collaboration with the National Curriculum and Assessment Agency on May 25.

The branch of the Angel K’nchev Rusen University (Bulgaria) in Taraclia became the center of the May 24 celebrations in Moldova.
Today, the Day of the Slavonic Script and St. Cyril and Methodius brothers were celebrated there.

The Education Week ended with a festive event within the framework of the “Study in Moldova” campaign, aimed at promoting higher education and the teaching profession. The event gathered about 4,000 high school graduates from all over the country. Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu urged them to opt for domestic education.

For several years now, a significant part of Chinese youth, disillusioned with their economic prospects, has been adhering to the principle of “lying down”, i.e. refusing in principle to engage in career competition (the notorious “rat race”).

The documents of graduation obtained abroad will be automatically recognized in Moldova. This measure is stipulated in the regulation prepared by the Ministry of Education and Research, which aims to simplify access to study and employment for those who studied in other countries.

The suicide of a 15-year-old girl in the center of the capital has shaken society, exposing the acute problem of teenage psychological crises and the ineffectiveness of state support mechanisms.

Moldova has one of the lowest rates of drug use among adolescents in Europe. Nevertheless, the scale of illicit trafficking and distribution of narcotic substances is of growing concern to Vasile Coroi, People’s Advocate for Children’s Rights.

Moldova is still underrepresented in the scholarship and grant programs of the International Visegrad Fund, said Linda Kapustova Gelbihova, the fund’s executive director, who visited Moldova for the first time this week.

The process of internationalization of Moldovan HEIs is associated with the launch of new academic initiatives. The main one is aimed at combining education with the needs of the labor market.