The administrator of a company from Chisinau, detained for fraud

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22 September 2026
12:23

The administrator of a company from Chisinau was detained in a case of fraud and money laundering. According to law enforcement, he allegedly obtained over two million lei from several business agents, to whom he proposed participation in a bidding for the sale of a plot of land in the capital, reports IPN.

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office states that the man allegedly presented himself as an authorized administrator and would have requested advance payments for the land and participation fees for the auction for the land estimated at around seven million lei.

Anti-corruption officers carried out searches at the suspect’s residence on Tuesday and collected relevant evidence for the investigation. Law enforcement continues investigations to establish all circumstances and identify any potentially involved individuals.

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Approximately one thousand students are studying “STEAM Education” in 12 model schools

by Alexandru Carasec 22.09.2026

Approximately a thousand students from 12 model schools in the Republic of Moldova are studying the optional subject “STEAM Education for Sustainable Development” this school year. According to the United Nations Development Program, after the pilot period, the subject could be extended to the entire educational system, reports IPN.

UNDP specifies that the discipline involves combining knowledge from mathematics, physics, biology, technology and arts to solve real-life problems. During classes, students can calculate the energy consumption of a building, design energy efficiency solutions, or use digital technologies for data analysis.

At the same time, the Minister of Education and Research, Dan Perciun, mentions that piloting the discipline in the 12 model schools will allow the identification of methods that work best in class and how this approach could be extended. According to him, the activities also aim at developing skills evaluated through the international PISA testing, such as critical thinking, creativity and the use of knowledge in real situations.

In order to implement the new subject, approximately 30 teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and other subjects from the 12 model schools participated in a training program. The curriculum for the optional subject was developed by the MEC, with the support of UNDP, the EU and Norway. At the end of the pilot, the curriculum will be reviewed and proposed for approval, and subsequently the subject could be extended at a national level.

Previously, UNDP involved 15 schools in STEAM projects, and together with the European Union, it supported the equipping of 38 laboratories and mathematics classes in nine model schools. Another four spaces are set to be arranged at the “Ion Creanga” High School in Falesti.

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