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We are pleased to announce that our Centre has become an institutional member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). This important step reinforces ICMU’s commitment to fostering mathematical excellence and promoting international collaboration. We are glad to join the European community of mathematics research centres!
ICMU is proud that two former Presidents of the EMS are involved in its development: Pavel Exner is a member of the Scientific Board of ICMU, and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon chairs the Supervisory Board of our Centre.
“...I must say that the way Ukraine defends itself is extraordinary. Nobody would have thought they would be able to do that when Russian troops started the invasion! The price they pay is so high. The war is still ongoing, it costs many lives, and that is terrible. At some point, the war will end. Ukrainian scientists considered what will happen then. Reconstruction might be slow and complicated; the damages will probably continue to affect the daily life of many. The support of science might not be the priority. To create better conditions for Ukrainian mathematicians, they developed the idea to create a place, an institute, allowing communication of mathematics at the highest possible level within the country. This is how the idea of ICMU, the International Center for Mathematics in Ukraine, came. This institute should give young people, in particular, the possibility of continuing to do high level mathematics in the country. It is to the mathematicians in Ukraine to determine how the institute will function. My role is to help them find money to establish the institute.”
– Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, the President of the EMS in 1995-1998, Chair of the Supervisory Board of ICMU, in his interview conducted by Martin Raussen for EMS Magazine
Photo: ICMU Representatives at ERCOM Meeting on March 2025