All the four public servants who were running for the title of the Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Tajikistan have been elected, an official source at the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview.
According to him, Saymumin Yatimov, the chief of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), was elected as the Corresponding Member in the field of Political Sciences, Nouriddin Said, Minister of Education and Sciences was elected as the Corresponding Member in the field of Philosophy, Nizomiddin Zohidi, First Deputy Foreign Minister, was elected as Corresponding Member in the field of Oriental Studies, and Abdufattoh Sharifzoda, a Spokesman for the Tajik President, was elected as Corresponding Member in the field of History.
Recall, the second stage of election of the Full Member (Academician) and the Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan took place on July 14.
Out of 111 candidates running for the titles of the Full Member (Academician) and the Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan four were public servants.
Eight candidates ran for the title of the Full Member of the Academy of Sciences and 103 candidates ran for the title of the Corresponding Member. All of them were people aged 35 to 80.
In all, five Full Members and thirty-five Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan were elected on Friday.
Twenty-one incumbent Full Members and thirty-three incumbent Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences elected them.
Since 2014, directors of institutes of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan have been appointed and dismissed by government’s decisions.
“The majority of current directors of thirty institutes and research centers of the Academy of Sciences are former university teachers. Pedagogical activity and academic science are different things, you know. But authors of innovations and reforms do not want to comprehend this. Let the Academy leadership conduct unbiased poll and it will be possible to speak about effectiveness of the innovation [appointment of institute directors by the government’s decision]. Appointment of institute managers by election will bring to the forefront promotion of science,” an official source at the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences told Asia-Plus in an interview.
