Dear colleagues! Dear friends!
I sincerely congratulate you on Science Day in Ukraine!
Today, first of all, I want to speak about the people who create science through their inspired and dedicated work.
About those who continue to work during air raids and power outages. Those who relocated – and still remained in science. Those who did not relocate – and also stayed. About those who could have chosen a different path but chose this one. My deep respect and great honor to you!
Science has not stopped and has not disappeared. Our scientists continue to conduct world-class research, work on international projects, create new materials, technologies, protection systems, medical developments, solutions for energy, digital sphere, and the agricultural sector. And it is very important that society increasingly sees: science is not something distant or abstract. It is something that directly affects the security, economy, quality of life, and future of the country.
Everyone who has remained in science during this time of trials has made a conscious choice – in favor of a future that still needs to be won. This is the choice of a person who believes that the country we defend will be a country of knowledge. That scientific institutes, laboratories, universities are not just buildings to be restored, but a space where sovereignty of another level is being built.
Technological. Intellectual. Worldview.
Today we have every reason to be proud of Ukrainian science. Not only because it has endured, but because it continues to move forward together with the country.
Dear colleagues!
Science always works for the future. Even when the country is going through very difficult times. And that is why today the work of Ukrainian scientists is of special importance.
Thank you to each and every one who continues to work, research, teach, seek new solutions, and hold the intellectual front of Ukraine.
I wish you strong health, strength, new ideas, scientific achievements, and most importantly – peace and Victory for Ukraine.
Happy Science Day. With faith in Victory. With respect for your work.
Anatoliy Zahorodniy
President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine