Alumni

Information for alumni

Connected to the Viadrina as part of a worldwide network

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Did you study at the European University? Did you finish your doctorate, research or work at the Viadrina and would like to stay in touch with your university? Please join the Viadrin@lumni network and connect with your former university and your former fellow students.

What are the benefits for you? The monthly alumni newsletter provides you with the latest information from the Viadrina and from the network, important dates and selected job vacancies. You will also receive direct invitations to university events. The membership of the network is free and open to all Viadrina alumni at any time - we are looking forward to stay connected with you.

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Graduates

Networking event for alumni who have set up their own businesses

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On Thursday, 19 November 2026, from 6.00 pm, we invite alumni who have set up their own businesses, as well as students interested in starting a business, to the Viadrina Coworking Space. The evening will be opened by Vice-President Janine Nuyken. Afterwards, Prof. Dr Jochen Koch will speak with three alumni about their start-up experiences:

  • Susanne Krehl (Chief Growth Officer (CGO) at wealthAPI GmbH with 15 years’ experience in the fintech sector),
  • Slavena Korsun (certified business coach and change management consultant, serial entrepreneur and experienced project manager)
  • and Benjamin Fischer (inventor of the hot drink ‘Berliner Winter’, who founded his own company in 2011, and who works as a video and photography producer and tour manager).

Look forward to an evening full of new contacts, exciting insights and personal stories. You’ll have the opportunity to share your experiences, get to know young founders and perhaps even take away some fresh inspiration yourself.

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News from the network

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An evening with MES alumna Katja Sinko

To mark the start of the new semester for the Master’s programme in European Studies (MES), Katja Sinko – an MES graduate, European activist and author – was a guest speaker on 20 October 2026. She presented the book *The Best Europe Ever: Unheard-of Ideas for a Better Tomorrow*, co-authored with Peter Jelinek, and expressed her conviction that now is the time to reinvent Europe and breathe new life into it with unheard-of ideas. In this interview, Katja Sinko talks about her vision for Europe.

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Interview with Kuwi alumna Sahra Damus

Sahra Damus studied cultural studies from 2002 to 2008, specialising in linguistics and social sciences. Her professional career took her from research and gender equality work at the Viadrina to a five-year stint as a member of the Brandenburg State Parliament, before she returned to the university. In this interview, she talks about her path into politics, how an initiative at the Viadrina paved the way for her to work at the UN in Vienna, and why it is interesting to step out of the ‘Viadrina bubble’ from time to time.

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Young Talent Award for alumnus Juri Wasenmüller

Juri Wasenmüller, a graduate of the Master’s programme in Soziokulturelle Studien at the European University Viadrina, has been awarded the Georg R. Schroubek Young Researchers’ Prize 2026 from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).

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Interview with ENS alumnus Mohammad Arafat Intisher

Mohammad Arafat Intisher completed his Master’s degree in ‘Digital Entrepreneurship’ at the European New School of Digital Studies in 2023. Alongside his studies, he was active as an anti-racism representative. He currently works as an Associate Engineer in the Core Data & Control Technology division at Deutsche Bank. He speaks fluent Bengali, English and German and has a global academic and professional background characterised by both technical development and social engagement.

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Events

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Alumni visit the Kulturzug

At the end of September, an extraordinary German-Polish event took place on the Frankfurt (Oder)–Poznań railway line. Under the motto ‘Rechtswissenschaft (Law) unites Europe’, representatives from Viadrina and AMU in Poznań introduced passengers on the ‘Culture Train’ to German-Polish Legal Studies and the career opportunities it offers. Among those present were alumna and lawyer Anna Dolejsz-Świderska and alumnus Dr Marcin Krzymuski, education and project manager at the Frankfurt-Słubice Cooperation Centre.

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Highlights from the Faculty of Law’s graduation ceremony on Graduation Day 2026 at the European University Viadrina

Viadrina celebrates its alumni on Graduation Day

27 June 2026 marked Graduation Day at Viadrina: more than 200 graduates from all three Faculties and the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) received their degrees, including Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates as well as PhD candidates. The President and the Deans offered their congratulations during the ceremonial degree conferrals, whilst also reminding the graduates of their social responsibilities. In their speeches, the graduates highlighted what makes studying at Viadrina so special.

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Farewell ceremony for IHL alumni

On 6 May 2026, a formal ceremony was held to mark the graduation of students from the Master’s programme in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the European University Viadrina. Ten graduates from Austria, Germany, India, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Ireland, Pakistan and Denmark successfully completed their studies. Family members and friends accompanied the graduates on this special day.

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Viadrin@lumni club in Brussels

After a break of several years, the Brussels alumni met on 3 March 2026. 14 graduates from four different countries accepted the invitation from Prof Dr Stephan Simon and alumnus Stephan Redlich to the Kafenio in the EU quarter.

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What our alumni say

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The ability to work independently and in a team helps me to deal with the demands in my various roles - as a manager, learning facilitator and lecturer.

Prof Dr Jeanette Trenkmann, Diploma in Business Administration

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I deal with numerous issues on a daily basis, contact people from all over the world and use five languages to understand them better and advise them correctly.

Dorian Duda, Master German and Polish Law

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Portraitbild Ebru Duman

Studying at the Viadrina was a "key" for me. A key that enabled me to open previously closed doors and make the seemingly impossible possible. I owe my successes so far to the Viadrina.

Ebru Duman, Master European Studies

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Alumni Relations

Your contact person: Agnieszka Lindner

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