Valery Gritsenko
Chief Research Fellow:Laboratory of Algebraic Geometry and its Applications.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
1989: Associate Professor
1980: Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
1977: Diploma
Zhdanov Leningrad State University
1998 : French professor qualification equivalent to HDR (Habilitation à diriger des recherches)
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
1998 : French professor qualification equivalent to HDR (Habilitation à diriger des recherches)
1998: Professor of universities of France
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