Austria and Ukraine Deepen Partnership in Culture, Education and Science

Lifestyle & TravelCulture ♦ Published: January 15, 2025; 21:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Ambassador Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Head of the Section for Foreign Culture at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, and Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Khymynets sealed a forward-looking agreement with a handshake. For the first time, a comprehensive bilateral work program for cooperation in the fields of culture, education, and science was adopted. At a time of geopolitical challenges, this initiative is an important signal of solidarity and the common will to shape the future.

With a handshake, Austrian Ambassador Christoph Thun-Hohenstein (r.) and Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Khymynets (l.) sealed a forward-looking agreement. / Picture: © BMEIA/Auer-Grumbach

A bilateral agreement between Austria and Ukraine has been in place since 2019, which lays the foundation for joint projects in the cultural and scientific fields. The work program that has now been signed goes one step further: it creates a clear framework for the concrete implementation of joint projects. The focus is on interdisciplinary projects that are intended to make a…