RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION AND UNIVERSITY CREATIVE ACTIVITY;(higher education based on knowledge, innovation, research; knowledge society, research ethics, smart specializations, intellectual property; increasing the relevance of research through sustainable partnerships; ensuring the quality and effectiveness of the process of scientific research and innovation; human resources development through and for research activity; connecting research to the European value system, opportunities for smart specialization; consolidation of the Knowledge Triangle in the Republic of Moldova; smart specialization support programs offered by the European Commission, smart specialization support funds, new generations of research and innovation policies for HEIs.)