International project:
Austria – Ukraine.
The international project has been signed, approved.
It is a great honor for me to be the team leader and responsibly and gradually develop the Artificial Intelligence project.
Details of the implementation are provided on a separate page on our website: f-zentrum.at.
In 2024, the Center for Ukrainian Researchers in Austria signed a cooperation agreement with the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky.
As a result of this cooperation, we achieved an important scientific victory.
Ukraine and Austria approved a list of joint research projects for 2025–2026, including our project: “The Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Professional Activities of a University Teacher.”
We sincerely congratulate the project team, scientists: Svitlana Skvortsova, Tetiana Symonenko, Yana Gayevets, Tatiana Britskan and all researchers
The Council of Young Scientists of Ukraine initiated an international dialogue with representatives of the scientific community of the Center for Ukrainian Researchers in Austria. Speaker Professor Tetyana Symonenko spoke about the vectors of the Center’s activity. The event was attended by scientists from Austria, Ukraine, in particular from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Sumy. These are all partner organizations. In particular, In 2023, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko and the Center for Ukrainian Researchers in Austria concluded an agreement on cooperation in the field of scientific, scientific and pedagogical activities, higher philological education. During 2023-2025, guest lectures, summer schools for applicants were held, and joint educational, scientific and social projects were implemented.
On March 18, 2025, the event was attended by the Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, Prof. S.Kondratiuk Svetlana Kondratiuk, prof. O.Semenog, prof. Y.Bondarenko Yulia Bondarenko, prof. T.Degtyarenko, prof. M.Drushlyak Maryna Drushlyak, associate professor
N.Osmuk, students, postgraduates of SuDPU.
We sincerely thank the Council of Young Scientists of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for organizing this important event.
Today in Vienna, an educational dialogue took place between scientists from Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Austria 🇦🇹 and students from WU Universität and Vienna University. From the Ukrainian educational space, scientists from various universities in Ukraine (Ternopil, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Zaporizhia) joined. The organizer of the event: ZUFO (Center for Ukrainian Studies); representatives of the public organization “Nova Dumka” also participated.
On February 20, 2025, a meeting of the active Ukrainian community took place at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Austria with the Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Olena Kondratiuk. A range of important topics were discussed, including women’s leadership in combating disinformation, as well as strengthening the influence of Ukraine’s soft power (culture, education) internationally. The Director of the Center for Ukrainian Studies in Austria, Professor Tetiana Symonenko, participated in the event. This was a significant occasion for the Ukrainian community in Austria and for the team of the Center for Ukrainian Studies in Austria, fostering valuable dialogue and furthering international collaboration
Together, We Are Stronger!
At the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Austria, a meeting was held between Ukraine’s Minister of National Unity, Oleksiy Chernyshov, and the active Ukrainian community in Austria. Key challenges and strategies for overcoming them were discussed. Professor Tetiana Symonenko, Director of the Ukrainian Research Center in Austria, participated in the event on behalf of the Center. The Center’s team supports the joint initiative of the Ministry and the community to introduce the Ukrainian language in Vienna schools.
An Inspiring Meeting:
Exchange of Experience with an ERC Grant Winner of €2.5 Million
On January 9th, researchers from the Center of Ukrainian Scientists in Austria had the unique opportunity to meet with a professor from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), who secured a remarkable €2.5 million ERC grant.
This meeting served as a source of motivation and valuable insights for all participants.
The professor shared his journey to this success, providing a detailed account of the key stages in submitting a grant proposal: from shaping the idea to structuring the documents and communicating with the grant providers.
