Ukraine@viadrina

Ukraine@viadrina

News, teaching, support and experts

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is an attack on peace and democracy in Europe and it also affects us as European University Viadrina. We deeply condemn this attack and we stand in solidarity with our students, partners and friends from and in Ukraine. We also stand with the people in Belarus and the Russian Federation who are speaking out against this war.

Ukraine has been one of our key topics at Viadrina for many years. On this website you will find an overview of events, research on Ukraine, support as well as a compilation of our academic experts.

Ukraine expertise

Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies

Seminars, Conferences, Research

Founded in July 2023, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) merges the Center for Interdisciplinary Polish Studies and the Chair for Entangled History of Ukraine into a new research institution at the European University Viadrina. The VCPU focuses on interdisciplinary research on Polish and Ukrainian history and the present day, as well as on the transfer of science-based and up-to-date knowledge about Poland and Ukraine to the public.

More about VCPU

erstes Arbeitstreffen vom Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies

News

07. March 2024

2.5 million euros and great responsibility

Following the decision of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to fund a Ukraine Centre under the direction of the Viadrina, Viadrina President Prof. Dr. Eduard Mühle and Prof. Dr. Gwendolyn Sasse, Director of the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), have now publicly presented their research and teaching plans in detail.

Viadrina Präsident Prof. Dr. Eduard Mühle

"Ukraine must not be left out of the public eye"

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, thereby extending the war of aggression against Ukraine that had been ongoing since 2014. The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) has seen itself as a place of unrestricted solidarity and in-depth cooperation with Ukraine, and not just since this turning point, as President Eduard Mühle points out.

20230504_Ukrainischer-Botschafter-Makeiev_EUV7359

Makeiev: "The common European future unites us"

On 4 May 2023, the day of his inaugural visit in Brandenburg, the Ukrainian Ambassador, Oleksii Makeiev, came to the Viadrina for the first time. After a visit in the President's Office, he discussed questions from students and employees in the Senatssaal. They were particularly interested in his expectations: of German universities, of Ukrainian students and of the German discourse on Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelensky speaks to Viadrina students

Students from the Viadrina and Berlin universities had the opportunity to talk to Volodymyr Zelensky in a video livestream. The President of Ukraine expressed his gratitude for the international support and gave an insight about job opportunities for Viadrina students in Ukraine (article in German).

Teaching and training about Ukraine

Chair of Entangled History of Ukraine

The Chair of Entangled History of Ukraine conducts cross-border and cross-disciplinary research on the tragic and surprising history, culture and society of Ukraine. It focusses on the entanglements of Jewish, Ottoman, Polish, Russian and Soviet history and cultural studies. Prof. Dr Andrii Portnov organises discussions, lectures and exchanges on his YouTube channel, among other things.

Language centre: Ukrainian

The Viadrina Language Centre of the European University Viadrina invites interested people and students to learn Ukrainian. In addition to language skills, knowledge about the culture, geography and history of the country is also taught.

Summer school Viadrinicum

Every year, the Viadrinicum summer school addresses a new topic related to the post-socialist space (peace processes, inclusive urban planning, post-migrant society and migration). In August, international students and doctoral candidates, cultural workers and committed people from civil society develop their own artistic or research-oriented projects in different online and on-site formats.

Viadrina support for students and researchers from Ukraine

VIA-Support for Ukraine

Information and contact persons at the Viadrina Office for International Affairs for pupils, students, doctoral candidates, academics and employees who fled Ukraine.

Viadrina Fast Track

The Viadrina Fast Track enables international students, who normally cannot study in Germany immediately after graduating from school in their home country, to start their studies at the European University Viadrina directly. Attendance at a Studienkolleg or previous studies in the home country are not necessary. Participation in the programme is free of charge.

Ukraine digital

With "Ukraine digital: Securing academic success in times of crisis" from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), the European University Viadrina supports teachers and students from Ukrainian universities with scholarships, digital teaching assignments and further training, thus securing the connection to the Ukrainian higher education system.

Securing Futures

The project "Securing Futures: Educational and Research Biographies", supported by the DAAD, goes beyond mere support measures. The project offers refugees from Ukraine as well as students and researchers living in Ukraine a perspective for their academic and professional future. It also intends to strengthen the resilience of the Ukrainian education system.

Apply for assistance from the Viadrina support and emergency fund "Ukraine"

The Viadrina supports students and researchers with the help of donations

The European University Viadrina Foundation Frankfurt (Oder) has set up a Viadrina Support and Emergency Fund for Ukrainian students and researchers and those who have fled Ukraine. The donated money facilitates the arrival for the affected people in Frankfurt (Oder), assures security, enables them to study at the European University and opens paths into the German academic system.

The funds raised, which amounted to around 100,000 euros in spring 2023, were used for: support on arrival, accommodation and help with daily needs, psychological counselling, scholarships and fellowships. Those in need can apply for help and support here.

Apply here for help and support

Partner universities

National University of Kyjiw Mohyla Academy

Ukrainian Catholic University in Lwiw

Karazin Charkiw National University

Taras Shevchenko University of Kyjiw

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

Bohdan Khmelnytsjyi National University of Cherkasy

Kyjiw School of Economics

Our academic experts on Ukraine

culture and language

Research associate of the joint project European Times (EUTIM)

topics:

Ukrainian literature

translation from Ukrainian and Russian to German