Frontline University - Space for Shaping a New Generation of Researchers.

Recently, Kharkiv hosted the all-Ukrainian forum "Science and Scientists of the Ukrainian Frontline: Present and Future," which brought together about 100 representatives of higher education institutions from different regions of Ukraine.

During the panel discussion, the head of the Council of Young Scientists of Karazin University, Ruslan Zaporozhchenko, emphasized the key role of frontline universities in the development of science and the reconstruction of the country. During the presentation, the results of the university's work in wartime conditions were presented: the development of safe educational spaces, support for young scientists, increased publication activity, and international cooperation.

The participants paid special attention to the need to create a new STEM ecosystem and expand opportunities for graduate students and young researchers. «A frontline university is not a university on the periphery of science. This is a space where a new culture of research resilience, mutual support, and responsibility for the country's future is being formed,” said Ruslan Zaporozhchenko.

Thus, as of December 1, 2025, 890 postgraduate students and 14 doctoral students were studying at Karazin University, and 104 PhD dissertations were successfully defended. The dynamics of publication activity are also positive: the number of publications in Scopus increased from 748 in 2024 to 813 in 2025, and in the Web of Science, from 333 to 421. In addition, young researchers at the university are implementing 7 research projects of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and 9 scientific projects funded by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine.

The forum participants emphasized that supporting young scientists is an important investment in the recovery of Ukraine, its scientific potential, and its intellectual future. This includes personnel continuity, grant capacity, publication performance, the formation of interdisciplinary teams, and the university's ability to respond quickly to practical requests from communities, the economy, security, and medicine.