Gdańsk Declaration on Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine - Preamble

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Gdańsk Declaration on Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine sets out a shared commitment by an international coalition gathered in Gdańsk on 26 June 2026. The declaration recalls the Rome Declaration and highlights the severe impacts of Russia’s war on the Ukrainian research ecosystem, including destruction, displacement, and funding shortages. It outlines an approach centered on coordinated multi-stakeholder support, alignment with European Research Area goals, and rebuilding research capacity through urgent and long-term recovery under three pillars.

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Preamble

Coalition meeting and recalled declarations

Drivers for recovery and integration

Three-pillar approach to rebuilding research capacity

Gda ńsk Declaration on Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine Preamble 1. We, the Members of the International Coalition for Science, Research, and Innovation in Ukraine (‘the Coalition’), met in the city of Gdańsk, Republic of Poland, on 26 June 2026 for the First High-Level Steering Committee of the Coalition. 2. We recall the Rome Declaration of Intent on Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine, signed at the occasion of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, on 11 July 2025, in Rome, Italy, which launched the Coalition, and underscored the urgent need to address the long-term recovery of the Ukrainian research and innovation sector for the benefit of Ukraine’s modern and sustainable recovery. 3. We recall that since the launch of the Coalition, to better enable a coordinated and multi-stakeholder approach, we established the Communities of Interest, as self-organised formats to address key challenges and objectives amongst the Members of the Coalition. 4. We recognise the continued severe impacts of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its consequences on the Ukrainian research and innovation sector, including in the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine, marked by the destruction of research institutions, displacement of researchers, funding shortages, and worsening working conditions, as outlined in the list of urgent needs presented to the Coalition by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. 5. We recognise the need to strengthen Ukraine’s integration and role in the global scientific community, including the European Research Area andreaffirm the vital contribution of international cooperation and partnershipsin advancing research and innovation in Ukraine. 6. We acknowledge the ongoing efforts undertaken by Ukraine, the members of the Coalition, and international partners to sustain and rebuild the Ukrainian research and innovation ecosystem, and the importance of further enhancing support, including through international cooperation and coordination. 7. We hereby, gathered on the occasion of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026, atthe first High-level Steering Committee, in Gdańsk, Poland, reaffirm our collective ambition and the key focus areas under which the Coalition will continue working to develop a shared understanding of Ukraine’s challenges, to mobilise and coordinate support for Ukrainian research and innovation ecosystem, and to make research and innovation pillars of Ukraine’s modern and sustainable recovery. Towards an approach to science, research and innovation in Ukraine’s recovery 8. We reiterate our firm commitment to address the need for both urgent and long-term recovery of the Ukrainian research and innovation sector to benefit Ukraine’s modern and sustainable societal and economic recovery. 9. We acknowledge the findings of the Technical-Level Meetings, convened under the Coalition, and their role in outlining the persistent challenges to the Ukrainian science, research and innovation sector, as well as the centrality of this sector to Ukraine’s modern and sustainable recovery. 10. We express our intent to foster a coordinated approach involving a multitude of stakeholders to enable science, research and innovation to contribute to Ukraine’s modern and sustainable recovery. 11. We acknowledge that as a multi-stakeholder initiative, uniting governments, public administrations, international organisations, research institutions, civil society and the private sector, the Coalition is uniquely positioned to mobilise a diverse set of actors and resources to address the challenges and needs of Ukrainian science, research and innovation. 12. We recognise the evolving international architecture and, the necessity to coordinate resources from institutional donors, government agencies and development banks, as well as the need to strategically organise the work of the Coalition with a view of enabling sufficient and impactful funding in order

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Gdańsk Declaration?

It establishes a shared commitment and focus areas for coordinated support to advance the long-term and modern recovery of Ukraine through science, research, and innovation.

Which earlier declaration does it recall and why?

It recalls the Rome Declaration of Intent, which launched the coalition and emphasized the urgent need to address long-term recovery of Ukraine’s research and innovation sector.

What key problem does the declaration address regarding Ukraine’s research sector?

It highlights the severe impacts of Russia’s war, including destruction of research institutions, displacement of researchers, funding shortages, and worsening working conditions.

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