30 years European-University Viadrina
Creating knowledge. Promoting encounters. Shaping the future.
Events
Numerous events will accompany "30 years of Viadrina" between July 2021 and October 2022. The European University Viadrina will kick off the celebrations with a panel discussion and the opening of a photo exhibition on 15 July 2021.
The following overview shows all upcoming events.
| 15 July 2021 to 31 October 2022 | Photo exhibition - A photographic journey through 30 years of Viadrina history |
| From 15 July 2021 | Online exhibition to discover and remember |
| October 2021 | Guided tours in several languages and exhibition at the University Library |
| 21 October 2021 | Opening of the Main Auditorium and the Academic Year 2021/2022 at the Collegium Polonicum |
| 21 October 2021 | Vernissage "Portraits of the Collegium Polonicum" |
| Winter Semester 2021/22 and Summer Semester 2022: | Seminar on the History of the Viadrina Buildings |
| June 2022 | Viadrina Day |
| October 2022 | Alumni Event |
15 July 2021 to 31 October 2022: Photo exhibition - A photographic journey through 30 years of Viadrina history
The photo banner exhibition in front of the library in the university’s main building offers an entertaining journey through time. Around 560 pictures printed on 14 fabric banners of more than two metres height show highlights from 30 years of Viadrina history.
When: 15 July 2021 to 31 October 2022, opening hours of the main building.
Where: Gallery in front of the library, main building, Große Scharrnstraße 59, Frankfurt (Oder)
Showing historical images accompanied by German and Polish texts, the online exhibition invites visitors to discover and remember. In the course of the year, image galleries, videos and further stories will complement the digital offer and allow visitors to experience the Viadrina’s history and the many players who have built up and shaped the university since its founding.
When: from 15. July 2021
Where: online
The University Library is planning to offer guided tours through the reading room in the following languages: German, English, Russian, Polish, Spanish, French and Upper-Rhine Alemannic. In addition, photos of the building history of the university library will be presented in display cases and on roll-ups in the library's entrance area.
When: October 2021
Where: University Library, Große Scharrnstraße 59, Frankfurt (Oder)
As part of the celebrations for the opening of the academic year 2021/2022, the Main Auditorium of the Collegium Polonicum will be reopened. A fire had broken out there the night of 31 July 2018, burning parts of the roof as well as the interior design and furniture of the CP's largest hall.
When: Thursday, 21 October 2021, 12.00 p.m.
Where: Collegium Polonicum, Ul. Kościuszki 1, Słubice
The exhibition shows 30 portraits of people closely linked to the Collegium Polonicum. They were painted by Kama Kuik, an artist from Poznań. The portraits will be permanently shown in the lobby in front of the Main Auditorium.
When: Thursday, 21 October 2021
Where: Collegium Polonicum, Ul. Kościuszki 1, Słubice
Under the direction of Viadrina historian Prof. Werner Benecke, students will research the history of the Viadrina buildings in the winter semester 2021/22 and summer semester 2022. The results will be presented in an exhibition in July 2022.
The Viadrina Day in June 2022 will be dedicated to "30 years of the European University".
To conclude the celebrations, the European University Viadrina invites its alumni to return to Frankfurt (Oder) - 30 years after the first students enrolled.
