Dubovik, O. L. The Role of Fundamental Researches in the Society

Abstract: The given article contains the analysis of the Humboldt colloquium held in Moscow on May 31 – June 2, 2012 and devoted to one of the most topical issues – what science has to offer to the society and in what way the society needs to use achievements of modern science (the Colloquium was organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Fund). The article casts lights on speeches made by the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Y. Osipov, President of the Alexander von Humboldt Fund Kh. Shvartz, German Ambassador U. Brandenburg, President of the Alexander von Humboldt Moscow Club V. Zadkov, Doctor Feist, the Bundestag deputy and a member of the Committee on Education, Science and Technological Evaluation and Sub-Committee on Foreign Culture and Educational Policy. The article also provides the review of the two offi cial opening speeches describing the role of fundamental researches in the society taking into account perspectives of the scientifi c cooperation between Russia and Germany. The fi rst speech was devoted to the role of social sciences and the second speech talked about natural sciences. The second day of the Colloquium was devoted to social sciences, language studies and linguistics, chemistry and geology and physics and the fi nal, the third, day was devoted to the plenary reports concerning the issues of linguistics, molecular biology and infl uence of climate changes on the Siberian forests as well as discussed the problems of cooperation and competition in the global scientifi c society. The results of the Colloquium were summed up by the President of the Alexander von Humboldt Fund, Professor Kh. Shvartz.

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