LUKE is an initiative aiming to establish a multilateral research and innovation funding and capacity building platform focusing on Ukraine.

The Horizon Europe project Linking Ukraine to the European Research Area (LUKE) is an initiative of several EU Member States, countries associated to Horizon Europe and Ukraine aiming to establish a multilateral research and innovation (R&I) funding and capacity building platform focusing on Ukraine. Its key objectives are to implement a joint call and fund transnational research and innovation projects with Ukrainian participation as well as to enhance Ukraine's R&I capacities. A modern, efficient, and transparent science and innovation system is crucial for Ukraine’s post-war recovery and economic prosperity. Sharing best practices, pooling resources, and transferring knowledge contribute significantly to unlocking Ukraine's scientific potential, improving the framework conditions for research and innovation, and integrating the country more closely into the European Research Area (ERA).

The LUKE network comprises a group of funding parties and the project consortium responsible for accompanying activities. Altogether 19 organisations from 13 countries have already confirmed their willingness to participate as funders within the network: Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Türkiye. Additional funding agencies have expressed interest in joining and may be included in the group of funding parties in the course of the preparations of the joint call for R&I projects. The project is coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as coordinator. ZSI is strongly involved in the preparation and monitoring of the joint call, in strategy and capacity building activities, and leads Work Package 4 on Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation.

Team:

• Mag. Manfred Spiesberger (project leader)
• Olga Bolibok, MSc
• Dr. Inese Gavarane, M.Ed., MBA
• Magª. Andrea Christiane Mayr
• M.A. Gorazd A. Weiss

Section: Research Policy & Development

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