20th Viadrina Prize
Awarded on 5 October 2021

Award winners since 1999

9 May 2019 – Agnieszka Holland (Director and script editor)
	Picture gallery from the award ceremony Encouragement award: „Studencka Poradnia Prawa w Collegium Polonicum”; legal advice service organised by students of the Collegium Polonicum
9 June 2017 – German-Polish Textbook Commission
	Picture gallery from the award ceremony Encouragement award: „Initiative Deutschunterricht für AsylbewerberInnen (IDA)”
9 May 2016 – Prof. Dr. Anna Wolff-Powęska (Polish historian and political scientist)
	Picture gallery from the award ceremony Encouragement award: „ART an der Grenze”; art festival organised by students
4 May 2015 – Wolfgang Templin (Civil rights activist and publicist)
	Picture gallery from the award ceremony Encouragement award: „Deutsch-Polnische Seniorenakademie Frankfurt (Oder) und Słubice”
12 May 2014 – Prof. Dr. Irena Lipowicz (Former polish ombudsman and Commissioner for Human Rights)
	Picture gallery from the award ceremony Encouragement award: „Studierendenmeile e. V.”; student project
7 May 2013 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher (†) (Former german federal minister)
	Encouragement award: „Nowa Amerika”; transnational german-polish project
7 May 2012 – Krzysztof Penderecki (†) (Polish composer and conductor)
	Encouragement award: „Insitute for Applied History – Society and Science in Dialogue”; research institute founded by Viadrina-students
1 December 2010 – Volker Schlöndorff (Film director, screenwriter, filmmaker)
	Encouragement award: „Viamusical”; student musical about Viadrina
30 November 2009 – Tadeusz Mazowiecki (†) (Former prime minister of Poland)
	Encouragement award: „UNITHEA”; student theatre festival
26 November 2008 – Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth (Former President of the Bundestag & President of Deutsches-Polen-Institut) and to "polenplus" (German-Polish magazine)
	Encouragement award: „cross-border bus line”; student project
30 November 2007 – The Copernicus Group (a joint project of the German Institute for Polish Culture in Darmstadt and the Germany and Northern Europe Institute in Szczecin)
	Encouragement award: „Kunstgriff e.V.”; student initiative
16 November 2006 – Adam Krzemiński (Polish journalist and publicist)
	Encouragement award: „verbuendungshaus fforst”; intercultural student living-project
21 November 2005 – Prof. Dr. Rudolf von Thadden (†) (German historian)
	Encouragement award: Sarina Schewczyk; student
14 Dezember 2004 – Prof. Dr. Włodzimierz Borodziej (Polish publicist and historian)
	Encouragement awards: „Law Moot Court”; student initiative „Schwäbisch Hall-Zamoscz”; town twinning
18 Dezember 2003 – Markus Meckel (German politician, SPD party, and former member of the German Bundestag)

19 November 2002 – Janusz Reiter (Former Polish ambassador in Germany)
	Encouragement awards: „Viadrin@lumni” graduate network „Horizont” project: integration of foreign students
13 July 2001– Günter Grass (†) (German author and Nobel laureate)
	Encouragement award: „Literaria”; student literature project
22 June 2000 – Adam Michnik (Polish political publicist and chief editor of "Gazeta Wyborcza")
	Encouragement award: „Spotkanie” and „Interstudis”; student initiative
8 July 1999 – Karl Dedecius (†) (German translator of Polish and Russian literature)

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20th Viadrina Prize
Awarded on 5 October 2021

Award winners since 1999

9 May 2019 – Agnieszka Holland (Director and script editor)

Encouragement award:
„Studencka Poradnia Prawa w Collegium Polonicum”;
legal advice service organised by students of the Collegium Polonicum

9 June 2017 – German-Polish Textbook Commission

9 May 2016 – Prof. Dr. Anna Wolff-Powęska (Polish historian and political scientist)

4 May 2015 – Wolfgang Templin (Civil rights activist and publicist)

12 May 2014 – Prof. Dr. Irena Lipowicz (Former polish ombudsman and Commissioner for Human Rights)

7 May 2013 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher (†) (Former german federal minister)

7 May 2012 – Krzysztof Penderecki (†) (Polish composer and conductor)

1 December 2010 – Volker Schlöndorff (Film director, screenwriter, filmmaker)

30 November 2009 – Tadeusz Mazowiecki (†) (Former prime minister of Poland)

Encouragement award:
„UNITHEA”;
student theatre festival

26 November 2008 – Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth (Former President of the Bundestag & President of Deutsches-Polen-Institut) and to "polenplus" (German-Polish magazine)

Encouragement award:
„cross-border bus line”;
student project

30 November 2007 – The Copernicus Group (a joint project of the German Institute for Polish Culture in Darmstadt and the Germany and Northern Europe Institute in Szczecin)

Encouragement award:
„Kunstgriff e.V.”;
student initiative

16 November 2006 – Adam Krzemiński (Polish journalist and publicist)

Encouragement award:
„verbuendungshaus fforst”;
intercultural student living-project

21 November 2005 – Prof. Dr. Rudolf von Thadden (†) (German historian)

Encouragement award:
Sarina Schewczyk;
student

14 Dezember 2004 – Prof. Dr. Włodzimierz Borodziej (Polish publicist and historian)

Encouragement awards:
„Law Moot Court”;
student initiative

„Schwäbisch Hall-Zamoscz”;
town twinning

18 Dezember 2003 – Markus Meckel (German politician, SPD party, and former member of the German Bundestag)

19 November 2002 – Janusz Reiter (Former Polish ambassador in Germany)

Encouragement awards:
„Viadrin@lumni”
graduate network

„Horizont”
project: integration of foreign students

13 July 2001– Günter Grass (†) (German author and Nobel laureate)

Encouragement award:
„Literaria”;
student literature project

22 June 2000 – Adam Michnik (Polish political publicist and chief editor of "Gazeta Wyborcza")

Encouragement award:
„Spotkanie” and „Interstudis”;
student initiative

8 July 1999 – Karl Dedecius (†) (German translator of Polish and Russian literature)

20th Viadrina Prize Awarded on 5 October 2021

Award winners since 1999

9 May 2019 – Agnieszka Holland (Director and script editor)

Encouragement award:„Studencka Poradnia Prawa w Collegium Polonicum”;legal advice service organised by students of the Collegium Polonicum

9 June 2017 – German-Polish Textbook Commission

9 May 2016 – Prof. Dr. Anna Wolff-Powęska (Polish historian and political scientist)

4 May 2015 – Wolfgang Templin (Civil rights activist and publicist)

12 May 2014 – Prof. Dr. Irena Lipowicz (Former polish ombudsman and Commissioner for Human Rights)

7 May 2013 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher (†) (Former german federal minister)

7 May 2012 – Krzysztof Penderecki (†) (Polish composer and conductor)

1 December 2010 – Volker Schlöndorff (Film director, screenwriter, filmmaker)

30 November 2009 – Tadeusz Mazowiecki (†) (Former prime minister of Poland)

Encouragement award:„UNITHEA”;student theatre festival

26 November 2008 – Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth (Former President of the Bundestag & President of Deutsches-Polen-Institut) and to "polenplus" (German-Polish magazine)

Encouragement award:„cross-border bus line”;student project

30 November 2007 – The Copernicus Group (a joint project of the German Institute for Polish Culture in Darmstadt and the Germany and Northern Europe Institute in Szczecin)

Encouragement award:„Kunstgriff e.V.”;student initiative

16 November 2006 – Adam Krzemiński (Polish journalist and publicist)

Encouragement award:„verbuendungshaus fforst”;intercultural student living-project

21 November 2005 – Prof. Dr. Rudolf von Thadden (†) (German historian)

Encouragement award:Sarina Schewczyk; student

14 Dezember 2004 – Prof. Dr. Włodzimierz Borodziej (Polish publicist and historian)

Encouragement awards:„Law Moot Court”;student initiative

„Schwäbisch Hall-Zamoscz”;town twinning

18 Dezember 2003 – Markus Meckel (German politician, SPD party, and former member of the German Bundestag)

19 November 2002 – Janusz Reiter (Former Polish ambassador in Germany)

Encouragement awards:„Viadrin@lumni”graduate network

„Horizont”project: integration of foreign students

13 July 2001– Günter Grass (†) (German author and Nobel laureate)

Encouragement award:„Literaria”;student literature project

22 June 2000 – Adam Michnik (Polish political publicist and chief editor of "Gazeta Wyborcza")

Encouragement award:„Spotkanie” and „Interstudis”;student initiative

8 July 1999 – Karl Dedecius (†) (German translator of Polish and Russian literature)

20th Viadrina Prize
Awarded on 5 October 2021

Encouragement award:
„Studencka Poradnia Prawa w Collegium Polonicum”;
legal advice service organised by students of the Collegium Polonicum

Encouragement award:
„UNITHEA”;
student theatre festival

Encouragement award:
„cross-border bus line”;
student project

Encouragement award:
„Kunstgriff e.V.”;
student initiative

Encouragement award:
„verbuendungshaus fforst”;
intercultural student living-project

Encouragement award:
Sarina Schewczyk;
student

Encouragement awards:
„Law Moot Court”;
student initiative

„Schwäbisch Hall-Zamoscz”;
town twinning

Encouragement awards:
„Viadrin@lumni”
graduate network

„Horizont”
project: integration of foreign students

Encouragement award:
„Literaria”;
student literature project

Encouragement award:
„Spotkanie” and „Interstudis”;
student initiative