Ukraine’s Future Foundation launches national grant competition called “Ukraine’s Intellectual Capital”
On October 4, 2013, the first National Grant Competition called “Ukraine’s Intellectual Capital” was announced during the Second International Expert Session, “How to make intellect a development resource for Ukraine. The competition and session were both organized by the Ukraine’s Future Foundation.
The purpose of this competition in 2013 is to support projects intended to develop and increase Ukraine’s intellectual capital, and to integrate the country into world intellectual processes. The primary orientation of this competition is proposals that involve researching and designing the future of Ukraine and the world.
The main topic areas for 2013 are: Ukraine’s future in a changing world; the future of cities and population systems; new thinking for a new world; the education of the future; the society of the future and its new values; health and longevity; contemporary art.
“The main focus of this first competition will be on recreating key elements of the current intellectual infrastructure and environments and coming up with new, promising forms. Of course, we do not preclude support for individual cutting edge proposals that are oriented towards the future. We also want to encourage international and multi-project teams, as well as projects with long-term prospects, but we will primarily support those concepts that do not require extensive timeframes to be successfully implemented,” says Competition Jury member and Chairman of the Board of the International Institute for Future Studies Volodymyr Nikitin.
After the announcement of the competition, the head of the Competition Jury, Krzysztof Zanussi gave a brief orientation to potential participants, outlining the general conceptual framework of the competition and the importance of the work of the Foundation to create a future for Ukraine.
On October 3, the Members of the Supervisory Board met and voted Serhiy Arbuzov chair, and Krzysztof Zanussi head of the Competition Jury.
On October 5, an open session with the Competition Executive will take place at the offices of the Ukraine’s Future Foundation, vul. Simyi Khokhlovykh 15, Suite 418 in Kyiv. To participate in this consultative meeting, all those interested must pre-register on October 4.
For more detailed information regarding the goals, objectives, requirements for eligibility and timelines, visit the Foundation’s “Ukraine’s Intellectual Capital” competition site starting October 4, 2013: http://grants.future-ukraine.org.ua
Live broadcasts of the session can be followed on BeTV channel and on the Foundation’s site at www.future-ukraine.org.ua.
Informational partners: Interfax Ukraine, a news agency; First National, the channel of the National Broadcasting Company of Ukraine; Channel 5; the Kyiv Post weekly; and the Ukraina Moloda daily.
UKRAINE’S FUTURE FOUNDATION
WHO WE ARE
The Ukraine’s Future Foundation was established on July 31, 2013 to support and carry out programs, studies and other programs in 7 key areas:
• intellectual policy;
• future studies and projects;
• futurology;
• youth policy (support for intellectual development among the young);
• urban development and new population systems;
• innovative learning;
• development of information and communication technology (ITC).
The Foundation’s Goal is to develop and implement a strategy for integrating Ukraine into the world intellectual community.
The Foundation’s Mission is to foster qualitative change in the infrastructure for producing, developing and applying Ukraine’s intellectual potential as one of the most important resources of the future; to put together workable programs for integrating the country into the world intellectual community; to support and provide for analytical research into leading international practice of working with intellectual resources.
Ukraine’s Future Foundation
vul. Simyi Khokhlovykh 15, Suite 420
Kyiv, Ukraine 04119
Phone/fax: +38044 207-4768
www.future-ukraine.org.ua
www.grants.future-ukraine.org.ua
www.facebook.com/IntelektualnijKapitalUkraini
WHAT WE BELIEVE
“I am firmly convinced that only by putting our efforts into intellect can we ensure progress into the future for our country. For me, ‘future’ and ‘intellect’ are two inseparable concepts. This raises an enormous number of questions: How do you support intellect? What needs to be done to make intellect a true development resource for Ukraine? What can we do so that intellect can be fully exercised in this country? There is no genius who knows the answer to these and many similar questions, so we must look for the answers together. The Foundation’s site is a journal of our collective search,” says Ukraine’s Future Foundation Director Yuriy Chudnovskiy.
“Job #1 for the Foundation is to find nascent intellect, support it and enable it to grow, get strong, and become independent.” says the Foundation’s Director, Yuriy Chudnovskiy
“Above all, we are looking for diversity and unconventional approaches, so that we can evaluate the potential of Ukrainians. We want to understand what is out there that we can rely on and support. Of course, there are already societies and groups in Ukraine that are capable of making leaps in key intellectual areas, such as education, the arts, management, research and technology,” says Competition Jury member and Chairman of the Board of the International Institute for Future Studies Volodymyr Nikitin.