This follows the Ph.D. degree by about five to seven years. The candidates prepare a monograph based on their research, along with several of their papers, which have been published in quality journals. This is then defended in an examination similar to the final Ph.D. thesis defense. They explain the process as being similar to tenure in the United States. Each group has several senior lecturers, assistant professors, graduate and undergraduate students.
Accreditation appears to be an important issue and is of considerable concern.
They look to accreditation to help accomplish this. This includes research in agriculture, medicine and military areas. I don't know about secret type research. They have a strong push to insure quality in their research programs through peer review. The organization, process and philosophy of the KBN are modeled after those of our National Science Foundation.