On May 29, 2024, our Institute was visited by the Head of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Dariusz Wieczorek. The Minister learned about the activities and achievements of IOC employees. The talks also covered problems related to financing science in Poland, as well as the amount of the Institute’s subsidy in relation to the A+ category and financing of doctoral scholarships within the Doctoral School. At the end of the visit, the Minister visited the laboratories and inspected the buildings of the IOC PAS.