Tatarstan Academy of Sciences was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev № УП-138 in September 30, 1991 “to ensure a high level of development of basic sciences in the republic, strengthen their role in solving urgent problems of material and spiritual culture, national economy, coordination of research conducted at academic and industrial institutes and universities”. The first president of TAS was the academician M.Kh.Khasanov and since 2006 the academician A.M.Mazgarov has been occupying the post.
Over the years of its existence Tatarstan Academy of Sciences has become the leader of the scientific community of the republic. Currently the Academy consists of seven divisions, which bring together scientists of the humanities, biological and medical, agricultural, socio-economic and legal sciences, mathematicians, mechanics, engineers, physicists, power men, representatives of earth sciences and chemistry.


Tatarstan Academy of Sciences