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

Viadrin@lumni club in Brussels

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Viadrin@lumni club in Brussels

Welcome to all Viadrina graduates in Brussels and the surrounding area: a great opportunity to get to know each other, exchange experiences and develop ideas.

Prof. Dr Stephan Simon, Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Senior Expert at the European Commission, and Stephan Redlich, Viadrina alumnus and Senior Civil Servant at the Representation of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the EU, invite all Viadrina alumni to a network event.

Tuesday, 3 March
19:00
Kafenio, Rue Stevin 134, Brussels

Please register for the meeting by e-mail: alumni@europa-uni.de. You are also welcome to register if you are unable to attend the meeting but are interested in networking in Brussels. Your registration will be forwarded to both organisers and will help us build an up-to-date distribution list.

Save the date: Graduation Day 2026

Bachelor, Master, first legal examination and PhD

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Graduates from all three Faculties and the European New School of Digital Studies from the classes of 2025 and 2026 are invited to join their Graduation Day ceremony on 27 June 2026 to celebrate with their fellow students, teachers, families and friends.

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News from the network

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Kuwi graduate Luisa Rath-John manages the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles

She studied and did an internship in South Africa, taught German in India and coordinated the programme work of the Goethe-Institut in Central Eastern Europe in the Czech Republic - today Luisa Rath-John manages the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles. She explains why studying Cultural Studies has opened up the world to her and what challenges she is mastering in Los Angeles far away from the film sets. She also gives current students advise for an international career.

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Kuwi alumna Nancy Waldmann in conversation with Michael Thumann (Die ZEIT)

How can science communication about Eastern Europe succeed? This was one of the questions Kuwi graduate and journalist Nancy Waldmann discussed with Michael Thumann, long-time correspondent for DIE ZEIT and an expert on Russia and Eastern Europe. The workshop discussion with young academics was organised by the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) on 12 January 2026.

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From student to professor - interview with Prof Dr Dagmara Jajeśniak-Quast

Dagmara Jajeśniak-Quast has been Professor of Interdisciplinary Polish Studies at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics since 2014. She is also head of the Viadrina Centre of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU). However, her connection to Viadrina goes back to its beginnings: she was one of the first students to enrol when the university was founded in 1992. In this interview, she talks about these pioneering years, her personal journey across borders and the future of Viadrina as one of the most international universities in Germany.

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"Using the AI hype to make sustainability connectable" - Kuwi graduates Linda Walter and Luana Martin-Russu on their start-up

Dr Linda Walter and Dr Luana Martin-Russu have met during their PhD in political science at the Viadrina and quickly realised that they wanted to work together. After years of teamwork, the friends developed the Sustainability Experience Lab – their company, which they presented during the Start-up Week on 18 November 2025.

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Events

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International, entrepreneurial spirit and many new ideas - alumni met in Berlin

Following the motto "Viadrina connects", Alexander Klebe, graduate and freelance photographer, invited Viadrina alumni - especially individual entrepreneurs and creators - to a networking event in his photo studio. On 13 November 2025, his Ocean Studio Berlin became a space for exchange, inspiration and new contacts.

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Viadrina honours its graduates at Graduation Day 2025

Bachelor's, Master's, Staatsexamen in Law and PhD: On 28 June, the Viadrina celebrated its graduates from all three Faculties and the European New School of Digital Studies. More than 850 international guests, including around 220 graduates, celebrated the presentation of their certificates on campus with live music from the German-Polish band LUNYA.

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MES alumni meeting at the Schöneberg town hall in Berlin

More than 60 graduates of the Master's programme in European Studies met at the town hall of Berlin-Schöneberg. The guests had accepted the invitation of long-standing programme director Prof. Dr Timm Beichelt and his team to exchange ideas and make new contacts in a relaxed atmosphere.

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Graduation ceremony of the Master's programme IHL

Author, lawyer, journalist, human rights activist - the Master's degree programme in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHL) brings together people from the most diverse professions and countries like no other. With flying hats, colourful sashes and enthusiastically cheering guests, the graduation ceremony for the graduates of the IHL study course was an exuberant event.

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What our alumni say

Portraitbild Jeanette Trenkmann

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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Portraitbild Dorian Duda

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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