The Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Мала Академія Наук України, Mala Akademiya Nauk Ukrainy) is a governmental organization concerned with extracurricular science teaching.
It is an integrated, multilevel system that has been instituted to identify children with special scientific talents.
General coordination of the local departments’ activity is run by the National Centre “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” Supreme governing body of JAoS is Presidium, members of which are outstanding scientists of our country – country leaders in their research field.
President – Oleksiy Dovgyy[1] Vice-President – Viktor Baryakhtar Vice-President - Viktor Andrushchenko Head of Chemistry and Biology Department – Valeriy Kukhar Head of Philology and Art Studies Department – Mykola Zhulynskyy Head of Computer Science and Programming Department – Volodymyr Red’ko Head of Physics and Mathematics Department – Anatoliy Samoylenko Member of Presidium – Valeriy Heyets′ Member of Presidium – Dmytro Melnychuk Member of Presidium – Viktor Grinchenko On the basis of Junior Academy of Sciences around 7 thousand scientific groups and sections in different areas, with over 200 thousand senior pupils are involved annually into scientific and research activity.
Scientific areas: Science and technology Computer science and programming Physics and mathematics History and Geography Chemistry and Biology Philology and Art Studies Assistance to young scientists and their scientific research is provided by over 6,5 thousand pedagogues and scientists from educational establishments and institutions, among which: Activity of Junior Academy of Sciences consists of 10 scientific departments which include 56 sections in almost all scientific areas, that promotes recognition of the most talented and gifted youth of our young state and develops scientific potential of the country.