Co-operation

incrEAST provides information about the scope and objectives of international co-operation in research, science and technology between Ukraine and EECA countries, EU Member States and associated countries as well as about further opportunities for enhanced networking.

Scope and objectives

Ukraine has implemented extensive scientific and technology cooperation with the countries of the world to raise the quality of the national scientific research and technologies that are produced basing on this research as well as integration of the Ukrainian scientific potential into the European and world research areas. The foreign policy of Ukraine is to ensure support of the Ukrainian science, culture and education and saving of intellectual potential as well as full value development of all fields of the Ukrainian culture, acceleration of the national renaissance and development of free cultural and humanitarian exchange with the countries of the world.

The legislation of Ukraine provides favorable conditions for international science and technology cooperation.

Thus, in particular, the Law of Ukraine On Science and Technology Priorities (with amendments of 2010) defines legal and organizational principles of the complex system of formation and implementation of the science and technology priorities in Ukraine for the period up to 2020. The priorities are as follows:  

    1. basic scientific research of the most important problems of scientific and technological, social and economic, political and human potential development to ensure competitiveness of Ukraine in the world and sustainable development of society and the state;
    2. information and communication technologies;
    3. energy and power efficiency;
    4. efficient nature management;
    5. life sciences, new technologies of prevention and treatment of the most wide-spread diseases;
    6. new substances and materials.   

Co-operation with EECA countries

Ukraine concluded agreements on science and technology cooperation with 11 EECA countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The agreements define specific areas in which scientific potential on the bilateral level can be used most effectively.

Co-operation with EU-member states and associated countries

The policy drive for the EU-Ukraine science and technology co-operation includes the following:  

  • European Neighborhood Policy 
  • EU-Ukraine Association Agenda to prepare and facilitate the implementation of the Association Agreement
  • National Indicative Programme 2011-2013
  • Agreement on Co-operation in Science and Technology between the European Community and Ukraine

The developed documents read, in particular, “Support for scientific and technological cooperation will also be important with a view to contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development of Ukraine including through fuller participation in research-related activities such as the 7th Framework Programme, joint research projects, the Marie Curie international mobility scheme for scientists and practical training at the seven institutes of DG Joint Research Centre (DG JRC).” Ukraine is involved in a wide range of S&T cooperation on the basis of bilateral agreements. A key priority is given to S&T cooperation based on the Agreement on Co-operation in Science and Technology between the European Community and Ukraine signed on 04 July 2002, which gave base for further enlargement and enhancement of collaboration between scientists, and bilateral agreements with the EU countries. The EU-Ukraine Association Agenda to prepare and facilitate the implementation of the Association Agreement includes the part related to science and technology which provides for the following: 

  • renew and activate the EC-Ukraine S&T cooperation agreement, in order to enhance the participation of Ukrainian research entities in FP7 projects;
  • use the available tools (S&T agreement, INCO-Nets) in order to prepare for a possible association of Ukraine to the Research Framework Programme;
  • Ukraine to promote the activities of the ICT National Contact Points and involve the private sector in the research cooperation through participation in the ICT Theme of the 7th Framework Programme for Research.

Ukraine has S&T cooperation agreements with more than 50 countries, including the EU member-states and associated states. In particular, the intergovernmental S&T cooperation agreements were signed with 17 EU countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.

International S&T projects (in figures) 

Programme   

 

Number of projects

Financing, EUR

Notes

FP6    

 93

5, 682, 760

13.99% success rate

FP7 (as for 16 December 2010)

103

ca 11, 700, 000

19.5% success rate

STCU (2004-06)

275

ca 27, 000, 000

 

EUREKA       

22

ca 8, 000, 000

 

Source: NIP
Last up-date: 09.03.2011

Contact Persons

  • The National Information Centre for Ukraine-EU S&T Cooperation (NIP)

    • 180 Gorkiy street
    • Kyiv, 03680 Ukraine
    • Telephone: +380 44 5290332
    • Fax: +380 445290332
    • Email Address: fp@fp6-nip.kiev.ua
    • Homepage: http://www.fp6-nip.kiev.ua/index_e.php