Independent science for the recovery and resilience of Ukraine
IIRDU is a non-governmental, non-profit research institute founded in 2025 in Ukraine so that Ukraine's reconstruction rests on evidence, open data, and the world's best scientific practices.
A young institute with a long horizon
The institute was founded in 2025 as an independent research institution responding to a challenge unprecedented in scale — the recovery of a state during and after a full-scale war. We deliberately chose the path of scientific rigour: peer-reviewed research, recognised international methodologies, and open data rather than hasty estimates and unverified claims.
Being a young institute is our strength, not our weakness. We are not burdened by outdated procedures, we do not depend on inherited political ties, and we can build the institution to the highest standards of open science from the very start. Our horizon is decades, not a reporting period, because the recovery of Ukraine is measured in generations.
To conduct independent multidisciplinary research, develop and publish open data and methodologies, and turn scientific evidence into policy and technology that make Ukraine's recovery effective, transparent, and sustainable.
A Ukraine rebuilt on the foundations of evidence-based science, open data, and accountable governance, with a scientific community that is a full partner of world science in addressing the challenges of post-conflict recovery.
How we work
Transparency starts with our own paperwork
We are convinced that an institute demanding transparency of recovery must itself be a model of transparency. Below are our verified registration details.
- Full name
- International Institute for Reconstruction and Development of Ukraine (IIRDU)
- EDRPOU
- 45681824
- Status
- Non-governmental non-profit research institution
- Jurisdiction
- Ukraine