Olha Budnik presented on the cooperation between Ukrainian and UK universities: • She reported on recent high-level visits to UK and Scottish universities and outlined opportunities for future cooperation. • The UK–Ukraine University Twinning Initiative, launched in 2022 after the full-scale invasion, now includes over 100 partnerships, engaging 50,000+ students and academic staff. • A key success is the expansion of dual degree programmes, growing from 6 to 10 university pairs, with an invitation for Scottish universities to join. • A proposed new programme aims to attract foreign lecturers (from top-ranked universities) to teach in Ukraine, to support staff development and university competitiveness, using co-funding or online formats. • She presented the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies, initiated by the First Lady of Ukraine, as a response to Russian propaganda and a platform for coordinating Ukrainian studies worldwide. • The Coalition currently includes 31 members, with 6 from the UK, spanning 13 countries, and continues to expand globally. • As part of this initiative, a Ukrainian Week in UK universities involved around 30 universities, including a visit to the University of St Andrews, featuring events on literature, translation, theatre, and veteran rehabilitation through the arts. • Potential areas for Scottish Government support include funding Ukrainian studies courses and departments, professorships, joint research, and Scottish academics teaching in Ukraine. • The speaker concluded by noting strong initial results and expressing readiness to continue and deepen cooperation.