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This Law shall regulate the system of science and research in the Republic of Serbia, planning and achieving the general interest in science and research, ensuring the quality and development of scientific and research work, the legal position of the institute, the establishment and management of institutes, the acquisition of research titles, institutional financing and financing of other programs of general social interest, record keeping, as well as other issues of importance to the system of science and research.

All terms used in this Law to denote positions, professions, i.e. occupations and titles, expressed in grammatical masculine gender, imply the natural masculine and feminine gender of the person to whom they refer.

Science and research as an activity of particular importance for the overall development of the Republic of Serbia, based on knowledge, experience and skills, together with higher education shall be the driving force for economic and overall social development.

Science and research in the Republic of Serbia are part of the international scientific, educational, cultural and artistic space.

Science and research, in terms of this Law, are systematic creative work undertaken to create new knowledge, with the aim of raising the general civilizational level of society and using such knowledge in all areas of social development.