Alecu Russo State University of Bălți

In recent years, the banking business has undergone significant transformation under the influence of the digitalization of the environment and business. Banking products and services, driven by new economic phenomena and information technologies, are changing and modernizing. The issue of an effective path for the development of the banking system has become particularly relevant in the context of the rapid digitalization of economic activity. The application of modern technologies by banks fundamentally contributes to reducing costs and increasing revenues. The purpose of the research on the topic is to analyze the transformations of the banking business under the influence of digitalization and to identify the most effective ways to ensure the sustainable development of the banking system. This research aims to highlight how modern technologies contribute to the modernization of banking products and services, the reduction of operational costs, and the increase of revenues, especially in the context of the rapid digitalization of economic activity.

Crime is one of the main elements of the object of criminology as a science, without the study of which it is impossible to clarify other criminological issues concerning the causes and conditions of crime and the organisation of the process of combating it. We propose an analysis of the comparative quantitative-qualitative indices of crime in the Republic of Moldova and Romania to highlight its dimensions and particularities in the context of the current conditions of development of society, which would allow us to give new assessments to this phenomenon, to determine the guidelines and strategy of fighting this negative phenomenon.

Digital literacy is an essential component of the development of professional skills of civilservants. In an era of digitalization, the use of information technologies can significantlycontribute to the efficiency of public administration. This study analyzes the importance ofdigital literacy among civil servants in the Republic of Moldova and its impact onadministrative efficiency.

Technological conditions were identified and thin layers of the ZnIn2S4 compound were obtained by vacuum deposition in a quasi-closed volume on non-orienting and orienting substrates made of various materials such as glass, fused quartz, glass-ceramic, transparent conducting SnO2 layers on glass, copper and steel plates, and mica. Thin layers of one- and three-packet polytypic modifications of the ZnIn2S4 compound with the crystallite plane (0001) parallel to the substrate were obtained on glass substrates. The microstructure of the films obtained under different deposition modes was studied. The optical absorption and photoluminescence excitation spectra were investigated. It was found that the layer parameters were close to those of single crystals.

The article analyzes the causes of the weak involvement of citizens, including young people, in the life of communities. The relationship between digitization processes and democratization processes is researched. Arguments are made in favor of the integration of the course "Education for society" and the optional module "Experimental methods in the humanities" of the school computer science course.

Literary material is an essential part of teaching German as a foreign language. However, reading texts that are actually intended for native speakers often pose great challenges for learners. To ensure that learners are not literally overwhelmed by the texts, it is important to didactize literary texts. Working with literary texts is not just simple reading; it can include activities to develop all four language skills. And what is extremely important for students, it can also be fun.

Passionate about travel, the writers of the Pasoptist era were also tempted to explore the Orient, a sumptuous land full of miracles. In the memorials and travel diaries of Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Vasile Alecsandri et. a., the colorful, picturesque and bizarre, of the places visited, the unusual atmosphere of this universe are evoked. Contemplative, the Romanian writers expose in detail the coordinates of the oriental space – a mixture of human entities, of sumptuousness, luxury and misery. All of them still experience the feeling that they have entered a real Babylon. The exotic element is highlighted in geographical, ethnographic, cultural-spiritual descriptions, etc. The journey of the writer-travelers through such lands stimulates not only the initiatory adventure, but also the act of writing.

This paper represents a theoretical-methodological incursion on the requirements of higher education institutions to achieve sustainability. The relevance of the topic derives from the need to assess the potential of higher education institutions in order to achieve sustainability. The aim of the research is to assess the potential of universities in the context of sustainability. The paper focuses on making an approach to achieving educational performance, in terms of assessing the human, innovative potential of higher education institutions which represents a vital factor in achieving university sustainability. Universities as active actors in sustainable development must demonstrate the necessary training, competent human potential, viable educational policies, and effective tools to achieve sustainability. The research methodology focused on the use of the following methods such as: analysis, synthesis, qualitative research, scientific abstraction, which contributed to a comprehensive and complex study on the training of Moldovan universities to achieve sustainability. In conclusion, we reiterate that universities as “vectors of change” are demanded to develop successful strategies to achieve sustainability, in terms of certain effective activities that would ensure their sustainable development. The undertaken research allowed us to elucidate that Moldovan universities do not have a model for achieving university sustainability. In this context, we can point out the need to develop a viable tool for assessing the steps taken by universities to achieve sustainability.

The paper includes data on the wood-boring species Rhagium inquisitor in the Republic of Moldova. The first mention of the species dated 1964 was from Ivancea. Later, in 2007 the species was collected from Pinus sylvestris in Chisinau. The last records dated 2022 on the territory of the Republic of Moldova are from three new other localities, namely Susleni-Cobaleni, Nisporeni, and Stejareni. CABI considers Rhagium inquisitor a dangerous pest. In the Republic of Moldova, the species was seldom found and only under the bark of dried coniferous trees, consuming and recycling deadwood.

This paper constitutes a scientific approach, where there have been highlighted the most important innovative changes that influence the development of a higher education institution and shape the activity of universities towards permanent adaptation to achieve their sustainability. The topicality of the research topic stems from the need to identify effective measures to achieve sustainability in higher education institutions. The aim of the research is to identify the innovative changes that have a positive impact on the strategic development of the universities. The problem of the research lies in highlighting the most important innovative changes that can affect the universities in achieving their sustainability. In this context, we can reiterate that innovative changes have been defined and analysed from the perspective of the need of university change in the direction of their assimilation within institutions. In addition, the innovative potential of the Republic of Moldova was evaluated from the perspective of the analysis of the categories of scientific researchers, of the research fields, of the expenses undertaken by the state for the development of scientific researches. The research methodology focused on the use of several methods: analysis, synthesis, induction, abduction, deduction, qualitative research through documentation, scientific abstraction. In conclusion, we can reiterate that the Republic of Moldova has a valuable innovation potential, which can lead the country to achieve sustainability. The best solution would be the efficient capitalization of the innovative potential of the country but also its direction towards ensuring an ecological-economic-social balance, in the context of applying a management of university sustainability within higher education institutions.