SDG 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: UzhNU Progress in 2025
In 2025, UzhNU researchers published 328 articles in Scopus and 180 in Web of Science, obtained 29 Ukrainian patents and attracted about UAH 24 million for research from the state budget, grants and business contracts. In the state assessment of research, the University’s natural sciences and mathematics field received the highest qualification group, A.
Key figures, 2025
| Indicator | Value |
| State-funded research (10 projects) | UAH 9.77 million |
| Research funding from the special fund (grants, contracts) | UAH 14.32 million |
| Articles in Scopus / Web of Science | 328 / 180 |
| Total research articles / monographs | 1,984 / 88 |
| New Ukrainian patents (inventions / utility models) | 29 (12 / 17); 1,070 held in total |
| Patent applications | 46 |
| Applications to Horizon Europe / to the National Research Foundation of Ukraine | 27 / 23 |
| State assessment of research fields | natural sciences and mathematics — A; biomedical — B; social sciences — C |
Research and innovation
• International research projects: Piezo2D (Horizon Europe), SOMMER! (DAAD), research for terahertz photonics funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (UAH 2.34 million), and monitoring of geostationary satellites for the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (UAH 620.8 thousand).
• Contract research for companies: “green” hydrogen, environmental performance of printing materials, copyright in urban planning documentation, and nanostructuring of films funded by the STCU; clinical trials worth UAH 803.7 thousand.
• The “StartUp: From Dream to Success!” competition: 13 finalists, awards totalling UAH 162 thousand; winners included a pneumatic tyre for combat conditions and an online resource for children with special educational needs.
• The University handed over 80 drones of its own manufacture to the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade (15 October).
Research infrastructure
• In 2025, the SMART City Research and Educational Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies, the Research Institute of Mental Recovery and Psychotraumatology and the startup school StartUP School – UzhNU were established; the research division now comprises 15 research institutes, 7 centres and 7 laboratories.
• A support service for research and innovation projects and a monthly “Research Grants Digest” were launched; 4 webinars and 2 seminars on Horizon Europe, WIDERA and EIT were held.
• An integrated information system for managing the educational process and single sign-on (SSO) were introduced; there are more than 20,000 Google Workspace accounts.
• Capital expenditure on teaching and research equipment: UAH 8.4 million; building repairs under the “Higher Education of Ukraine” project: UAH 66.4 million.
