A Conference about Ukraine's reconstruction followed

How should Ukrainian research and universities move forward after the war? Dozens of experts from across Europe and Ukraine gathered in Brno on September 17, 2025, to discuss this question. The event brought together academics, researchers, politicians and representatives of funding institutions, and set out concrete steps for mapping and developing Ukraine’s research infrastructure through lectures and panel discussions.

The first part of the conference provided a broad overview of the state of research and higher education in Ukraine. This was followed by the Voice of Ukraine session, where representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and the research community described the situation from their perspective and outlined their most pressing needs.

RIFF partners visiting Ukraine

Last week of October, three EU partners from the RIFF consortium - MUNI, INESC, and EFIS - visited their Ukrainian counterparts. One of the key activities during the visit was participation in the first Information Day held in Lviv. 

Next stop was the Ivano-Frankivsk region, where they, among other activities, visited the research infrastructures at institutions such as Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University and Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas. 

The final stop was Kyiv, where they met with RIFF partners. They also took the opporunity to further discuss the future of the Ukrainian RI landscape with the Ministry of Education and Science and State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine.