European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Study Europe. Seize global opportunities. Shape society.

Your university. The Viadrina.

Studierende arbeiten im Team, kleben Aufkleber auf das Glas, machen ein Brainstorming, machen Notizen

Are you ready for the future? Join our dedicated community

At the Viadrina, you will study individually and receive personal support at the interface between Eastern and Western Europe. You can study in small groups and engage directly with your lecturers.

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Choosing a study programme - an overview

Our hands-on degree programmes in the fields of culture, law, economics and digital transformation offer you an all-European perspective and a strong international network. This will enable you to acquire unique expertise that will help you shape the society of tomorrow.

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Relevant to society: Our study courses

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Get to know the Viadrina

This defines us as a university

At the Viadrina, we strive to educate people who are seeking for academically based impulses to overcome social challenges. For this purpose, we offer you an individual degree programme that will prepare you to shape the society of tomorrow from a unique all-European perspective and within a strong international network.

Our specialisation lies in the areas of Digitalisation, Culture, Law and Business. In this area we offer more than 20 study programmes and 25 international Doppelabschlüsse at four faculties and schools.

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This is who we are

A place for independent research in Europe

We do research, teaching and knowledge transfer for the benefit of society. We educate, research and teach people who successfully provide academically based impulses for overcoming complex social challenges. Research, teaching and knowledge transfer are closely interlinked and promote critical thinking and independent action as well as flexible and dynamic employability. Our alumni successfully contribute to shaping a peaceful and cooperative European future in a global context.

A unique community

We are a university of direct interaction and short distances. Good teaching is our trademark. Individual, hands-on and dialogue-oriented teaching formats are tailored to the interests and needs of our students. Personal support and a strong university community provide guidance, open up opportunities for self-efficacy and promote successful graduation.

An international university at the German-Polish border

We focus on Europe as a globally interconnected space for interpretation and action. We promote European integration and successful communication and cooperation with Eastern Europe, and offer evident expertise on Western and Eastern Europe. We are an international university. Our community is characterised by multilingualism, multiple perspectives, encounters and exchange. We offer our students, researchers and teachers a strong international network.


News

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How influencer and AI threaten democracies – Prof. Dr Václav Štětka appointed Professor of Digital Political Communication

Prof. Dr Václav Štětka was appointed Professor of Digital Political Communication at the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) at Viadrina on 10 February 2026. The communication scientist and sociologist researches the connection between a changing information environment and the rise of illiberalism and populism, particularly in Eastern Central Europe. In this interview, he also talks about what Western democracies should learn from experiences made in countries such as Hungary.

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"When things get politically difficult, we keep the gates open" - Kuwi graduate Luisa Rath-John manages the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles

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Jendrik Fabisch becomes new student member of the Presidential Board

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Prof Dagmara Jajeśniak-Quast

“We created a community across borders” – Interview with Prof. Dagmara Jajeśniak-Quast

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Prof. Dr. Johannes Weberling

Frankfurt Days on Media Law: Public service broadcasting in court

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Events

15
Apr
Wednesday 16.00

Save the Date: Viadrina Debate

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10
Jun
Wednesday 10.00

Get to know the Viadrina at the Open Day

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27
Jun
Saturday 15.00

Graduation Day 2026

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