Media information 2026

In future, Ukrainian students will be able to study law at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) on the campus of the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). From September 2026, the ‘Remote Law Campus’ will offer up to 25 students a safe environment in which to commence their four-year law degree. During several in-person sessions each semester, lecturers from NaUKMA will then deliver seminars and lectures on the Viadrina campus. In addition, the Ukrainian students will take advantage of course programmes offered by Viadrina. The Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture is providing around 44,000 euros for the first pilot phase of the project.

One million students from Germany have gone abroad for a study or work placement with funding from Erasmus+. As part of the #OneInOneMillion campaign initiated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the European University Viadrina has named its student Mareike Nesselhauf as the “millionth Erasmus student”. She is currently spending her second semester at the SGH School of Economics in Warsaw.

“An Attack on Reality – How Safe Are We in the Digital Sphere?” – this question will be the focus of a discussion to mark the opening of the Fake News Festival on Thursday 18 June at 6 pm in the Audimax at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder). The discussion will offer activist, legal, technological and political perspectives on AI-manipulated content, ranging from sexualised deepfakes to digital disinformation.

On Friday, 5 June 2026, World Environment Day, a joint waste collection campaign will take place in Frankfurt (Oder) on the island of Ziegenwerder and in Kleistpark. Residents are invited to join the initiative of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), the IMD Labor Oderland and the German Red Cross (DRK Kompetenzzentrum Flucht und Migration Brandenburg gGmbH) and set a joint example for environmental protection, sustainability and community involvement.

For three days, the Fake News Festival at the European University Viadrina invites you to scrutinise disinformation, better understand artificial intelligence and practise how to actively use and shape the digital world. From Thursday, 18 June, to Saturday, 20 June, guests can explore free workshops, exchange ideas with researchers in the field of digitalisation and meet renowned thought leaders. From initial insights to in-depth debates - the programme in German and English offers contents for all age groups and many interests.

What can I study at the Viadrina? What exactly do the various study courses deal with? And what does campus life feel like for students? The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) will provide answers to these questions at the Open Day on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, from 10 am to 2 pm, followed by a summer party. Prospective students, pupils, parents and teachers are invited to explore the international campus and the degree programmes, talk to students and lecturers and find out about all aspects of the degree programmes. The open day is also an opportunity to find out about the reformed range of courses and seven new study courses starting in October 2026.

On 7 May 2026, Prof. Dr Eduard Mühle, President of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), together with the directors of the partner universities of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA), signed the notarial deed to establish an international non-profit association under Belgian law in Brussels. With this step, the Alliance is transforming its previously project-based cooperation into a permanent institutional structure. The aim is to secure the cooperation within ERUA in the long term and to develop it strategically - independently of temporary funding cycles.

The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) has once again achieved top positions in the nationwide university ranking of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) and the weekly newspaper Die ZEIT. The ranking, which also takes student assessments into account, once again recognises Viadrina's excellent study conditions, excellent support and outstanding international orientation.

Shortly before the 70th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Vienna, the ERUAvision Song Contest will take place on Thursday, 7 May at 7.00 pm on the stage of the Kleist Forum. Solo artists and music groups from Italy, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany and Lithuania will create a musical evening with their self-produced songs. The audience can vote live or via livestream as well as a jury with judges from all participating countries will vote on the best performances.

The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) has opened the Viadrina Coworking Space in the centre of Frankfurt (Oder) on Wednesday, 15 April. In future, people will be able to learn, research and work here individually and collaboratively in an area of around 1,500 square metres.

Individual support, social relevance and an international focus with an Eastern European connection if requested - that's what a degree programme at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is all about. From the winter semester 2026/27, Viadrina will be offering five new Master's degree programmes and one new Bachelor's degree programme. Overall, the degree programmes will be more closely aligned with the needs of students and the focus on Eastern Europe will be strengthened in all Faculties.

Churches, museums, theatres, monuments, libraries - hundreds of cultural heritage sites have been damaged by Russia's war against Ukraine over the past four years. The photo exhibition "War destroys monuments: consequences of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine", which is currently on display in Viadrina's Main Building, gives an impression of the attacks on Ukraine's cultural heritage. Renata Hanynets organised the exhibition at Viadrina. The doctoral student in the Chair of Historic Preservation is offering a guided tour of the exhibition in English on Wednesday 18 March at 4.00 pm. Registration is not necessary.

On Wednesday, 28 January, the Senate of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) elected Jendrik Fabisch as the new student member of the Viadrina Presidential Board.

How can freedom of broadcasting be preserved when public service broadcasting is increasingly criticised - even to the point of legal proceedings? The 22nd Frankfurt Days on Media Law on Wednesday, 14 and Thursday, 15 January 2026 at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) will address this key question. The two-day conference is entitled "Public service broadcasting in court - ways to preserve freedom of broadcasting".