Bukovinian State Medical University has become a partner in the international research project “Ageing Right Care(fully)”, which has received funding under the NWO Hop-On Call programme for researchers based in Ukraine.
The “Ageing Right Care(fully)” project aims to explore new approaches to organising integrated healthcare for older adults and developing models of care provided in people’s own homes. The principal investigators of the project are Dr J.L. Sturge (University of Twente, the Netherlands) and Olena Filipets, Associate Professor at the Department of Nervous Diseases, Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at Bukovinian State Medical University.
The cooperation between Bukovinian State Medical University and the University of Twente has been made possible through the second round of the partnership initiative launched by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU). The programme is designed to involve Ukrainian researchers in ongoing research projects supported by NWO, foster the development of their professional networks, and strengthen scientific ties between Ukraine and the Netherlands. Following the 2025 competitive selection process, 20 Ukrainian researchers were selected to participate in NWO-funded projects. The total budget for the second round of the programme amounted to €480,000.
Participation of Bukovinian State Medical University in this international initiative opens up new opportunities for advancing university research in gerontology, integrated healthcare, healthcare organisation, and health system resilience in times of crisis. One of the key areas of collaboration will be the study of the “Hospital at Home” model—an approach in which hospital-level medical care is provided directly in a patient’s home. Particular attention will be paid to the role of technology, as well as the physical and social environment, in providing healthcare and support to older adults living at home, both in areas directly affected by the conflict and beyond them.
An important component of the research will be the study of the experiences of healthcare professionals, patients, and their families during the transition from hospital-based care to home-based care in wartime conditions. This experience provides an opportunity to examine how healthcare systems adapt when infrastructure, technologies, and established care pathways are disrupted, as well as which solutions help ensure continuity of care.
For Bukovinian State Medical University, participation in the project represents an important step towards expanding international scientific partnerships, strengthening its research capacity, and further integrating the University into the European Research Area.
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