The Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Мала Академія Наук України, Mala Akademiya Nauk Ukrainy) is a governmental organization concerned with extracurricular science teaching. It is an integrated, multilevel system that has been instituted to identify children with special scientific talents. The Junior Academy of Sciences is subordinate to the National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. It arose from the local network of pioneer palaces.