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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News

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From ‘welfare queens’ to remigration – ERUA research fellow Laura Padrón Brito investigates political dog-whistling

Laura Padrón Brito from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is researching how German, Spanish and British politicians use dog-whistles to convey hidden messages in political communication. The PhD student in linguistics is currently at Viadrina as part of ERUA’s Visiting Programme for Early Career Researchers and has, amongst other things, taken part in ERUA Research Week. In this interview, she explains how dog-whistling works, why it is used primarily by right-wing parties, and whether it poses a threat to democracy.

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“No peace lasts for ever” – Viadrina Debate on how society grows through crises

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Sustainable, equitable, independent – the future of Ukrainian studies takes centre stage at the opening of Ukrainian Week

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KIU visiting lecturer Dr Anna Slavko teaches on transitional justice and human rights in times of crisis

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Grafik Lecture Series Forced Migration

Lecture series on displacement and migration brings together international research perspectives

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Events

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09
Nov
Montag 13.00 Uhr

Feierliche Eröffnung des Akademischen Jahres 2026/27 am Collegium Polonicum mit Aleksander Kwaśniewski

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10
Nov
Dienstag 10.00 Uhr

International Day at the Viadrina

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10
Nov
Dienstag 16.15 Uhr

Hebräisch als Widerstand? Spracherwerb zwischen Selbstermächtigung und politischer Neuorientierung im NS-Deutschland

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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 double degrees 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.