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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.