Parliament adopted amendments to the law of Ukraine “On scientific, scientific and technical activity”

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on September 3, 2020, adopted in general the draft Law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Scientific, Scientific and Technical Activity” (regarding the clarification of some provisions)”.

The bill proposes to eliminate inconsistencies with the current Law of Ukraine “On scientific, scientific and technical activity”. So, in the new Law:

• clarified the definition of the concepts “doctoral student”, “young scientist”, “academic council”, “scientific trip”;
• the procedure for electing a member of national academies of sciences has been improved, filling vacant posts of scientific workers;
• the provisions on the implementation of scientific and pedagogical activities by scientists in higher education institutions were clarified;
• the size of the official salary of a junior researcher at the level of at least eleven living wages for able-bodied persons was determined, the amount of which is established by law as of January 1, 2020 (effective from January 1, 2023), etc.

The new law will improve the efficiency of the implementation of state policy in the field of scientific and scientific and technical activities.

The draft law is registered under No. 0898.

Source: МESU