Karelian Research Centre of RAS

The Karelian Research Centre of RAS (KarRC RAS) is a state public institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences based in Petrozavodsk. It was founded on January 31, 1946. At the beginning of 2010, the centre employed 751 personnel, including 3 Corresponding Academicians, 70 Doctors of Science (DSc) and 214 Candidates of Science (PhD).

According to a 2006 book, KarRC RAS mission was stated as: * organization and implementation of basic and applied research under governmental, academy and regional programmes, as well as under assignments from RAS divisions and exploration projects; * the coordination of research activities carried out by KarRC RAS units, universities and other scientific organizations, organizations and institutions under ministries and departments, which work in the region; * the organization of international scientific cooperation; * the training of highly qualified scientific staff; * the publication of its own editions (monographic books, volumes of collected papers, express editions, popular science books, brochures, etc.). Provided by Wikipedia