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I am confident that universities must become the heart of military technology development in Ukraine

I recently met with students of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Many of them are already working on robotics, creating prototypes and their own products.

Ukraine has become one of the world’s centers for drone production. The next major stage is total robotization. We have already launched the Army of Robots project and will actively move toward fully replacing people with robots on the most dangerous sections of the front. For this we need new engineering solutions, autonomous systems, and Physical AI.

Students can play a key role in this transformation. They have the courage to experiment, to create what no one has done before, to assemble teams and launch their own companies. It is important that these ideas turn into real products.

I also gave a lecture to the master’s students of the UCU School of Public Administration on policy-making — how to find solutions to complex problems, craft public policies, and implement changes that improve people’s lives.

Thank you to the students for the interesting questions, ideas, and great discussion.

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Упевнений, університети мають стати серцем розвитку військових технологій в Україні

Нещодавно зустрічався зі студентами Українського католицького університету. Багато з них уже працюють над робототехнікою, створюють прототипи та власні продукти.

Україна стала одним зі світових центрів виробництва дронів. Наступний великий етап — тотальна роботизація. Ми вже запустили проєкт Армія роботів і будемо активно рухатися до повної заміни людей роботами на найнебезпечніших ділянках фронту. Для цього потрібні нові інженерні рішення, автономні системи та Physical AI.

Студенти можуть відіграти ключову роль у цій трансформації. У них є сміливість експериментувати, створювати те, чого ще ніхто не робив, збирати команди й запускати власні компанії. Важливо, щоб ці ідеї перетворювалися на реальні продукти.

Також провів лекцію для магістрів Школи публічного управління УКУ про полісімейкінг — як знаходити рішення складних проблем, формувати державні політики та впроваджувати зміни, що покращують життя людей.

Дякую студентам за цікаві запитання, ідеї та класну дискусію.

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