National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

23.05.2016

Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR) is 25 years old

On May 20, 2016 a solemn meeting of the Scientific Council and the Board of Trustees of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR), dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Foundation, was held in the NAS of Belarus. The event brought together leading scientists from Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. The Chairman of the Board of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) Academician Vladislav Panchenko, the Executive Director of the Science Development Fund under the President of Azerbaijan Elchin Babayev, the Vice-president of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine Victor Sydorenko and others were among the guests of honor.

Discussion of expansion of cooperation between the CIS scientists in the field of fundamental research, consideration of BRFFR activities results for the period 1991–2016, approval of the report on the activities of BRFFR in 2015 and the results of research projects contests of the BRFFR for 2016 were the central theme of the meeting.