Programme | 1st Ukrainian–European Science Diplomacy Forum
09:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Welcome coffee/tea
10:00 – 10:40 | Official Opening of the Forum
Chair: Dr. Oleksandra Romaniuk, Forum Initiator, Ukrainian Science Diaspora in Austria / University of Vienna
- H.E. Dr. Vasyl Khymynets, Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria
- Dr.iur., M.A. Alexander Wojda, Head of Department of Scientific Cooperation, Dialogue between Cultures and Religions, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
- Mag. Martina Schubert, Deputy Director, Vienna School of International Studies
- Rainhard Kloucek, President, Paneuropa Austria
- Alfred Praus, President, Ukrainian–Austrian Association
10:40 – 11:45 | Why Science Diplomacy Matters for Ukraine: Institutional Perspectives
- Dr. Denys Kurbatov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (with interpretation by Viktoriia Lemeshchenko-Lagoda, PhD)
- Dr. Olga Polotska, Executive Director of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU)
- Prof. Yurii Petrushenko, Head of the President of Ukraine’s Fund for the Support of Education, Science & Sports
- Prof. Oleksandra Antoniuk, Chair, Scientific Committee of the National Council of Ukraine for the Development of Science and Technology
- Prof. Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, Head of UNESCO Antenna in Kyiv
- Dr. Jan Marco Müller, Team Leader Global Approach, Multilateral Dialogue and Science Diplomacy European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
11:45 – 12:00 | Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:30 | Panel 1. Displaced but Not Disconnected: The Ukrainian Science Diaspora as a Strategic Bridge in Europe
Impulse Keynote: Prof. Yevheniia Polishchuk, Co-founder, Ukrainian Scientific Diaspora, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) certified expert in Science Diplomacy
Moderator: Prof. Igor Lyman, Co-founder, Ukrainian Scientific Diaspora, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) certified expert in Science Diplomacy
Panellists:
- Austria: Prof. Oksana Illnar-Vusyk, President, Ukrainian Science Diaspora in Austria
- Spain: Dr. Galyna Ryabukha, Institutional Relations Coordinator, Ukrainian Science Diaspora in Spain
- Germany: Dr. Viktoriia von Rosen, President, Ukrainian Coordination Center; Vice President, German-Ukrainian Association for Economics and Science
- Czech Republic: Dr. Nataliya Isayeva, President, Czech-Ukrainian Scientific Society
- Switzerland: Dr. Anastasiia Shevchenko, Chair, Swiss Chapter of the Ukrainian Science Diaspora
Q&A Session
13:30 – 14:30 | Group Photo & Lunch
14:30 – 16:15 | Panel 2. Science Diplomacy for Multilateral Cooperation: Global Scientific Alliances
Impulse Keynote: Lucian Brujan, Senior Advisor International Relations, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Moderator: Prof. David Burigana, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua, Member of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance
Panellists:
- Mag. Martina Hartl, Deputy Head, Department of International Research Cooperation and Science Diplomacy, Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research, Austria
- Jörgen Larsson, Chairman of the Board, RI.Logistica Association, Copenhagen, Denmark
- M.A. Angela Schindler-Daniels, DLR Project Management Agency, Germany; European Research Programmes, EU Science Diplomacy Alliance
- Prof. Karen Lips, IIASA Deputy Director General, EU Science Diplomacy Alliance
- Dr. Bedanna Bapuly, Senior EU Expert, Acting Deputy Head of the Grant Services and Research Security contact, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Mag. Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation, Austria; founding Chair of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance
Q&A Session
16:15 – 16:30 | Break
16:30 – 18:15 | Panel 3. Scientific Cooperation Across Divides: Diplomacy, Heritage, Arts and Culture
Impulse Keynote: Prof. Lien Verpoest and Dr. Daryna Zhyvohliadova, KU Leuven, HERitage UKRaine
Moderator: MSc. Olga Bolibok, Senior Researcher & Project Lead, Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI), Vienna
Panellists:
- Priv. Doz. Dr. Giulia Pelillo, Head of the research area Cultural Studies, Vienna School of International Studies
- Dr. Christina Hainzl, Head of research Lab Democracy and Society in Transition, University Krems
- Prof. Wolfgang Mueller, Deputy Head of the Institute for Eastern European History, University of Vienna
- Dr. Taras Fedirko, Senior Research Fellow, The Institute for Human Sciences
- Prof. Olha Oseredchuk, Head of the Project Office, Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies; Professor, Lviv Polytechnic National University
- Dr. Oleksandra Saienko, Vice-President, Ukrainian Science Diaspora in Austria, Cultural Manager, Publisher
Q&A Session
18:15 – 20:00 | Informal Discussion & Networking