Viadrina University expands Ukraine research

Science - Viadrina University expands Ukraine research

Berlin opens, as announced by Viadrina. It leads the research project that the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports for four years.

For the ceremonial opening, the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, is expected, as well as numerous international scholars. Positions for guest lecturers and scholarships are to be financed. In addition, the scientific work focuses on the history and culture of Ukraine, but also on the Ukraine War and legal processing.

For the establishment of an Ukraine Center, Viadrina received funding in the amount of around 2.5 million Euros from the DAAD, as already announced in March. To this new competence alliance belong the Center for Eastern European and International Studies, Humboldt University Berlin, Free University Berlin, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin.

The Viadrina-University already opened the Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies in 2023. The university maintains a close exchange with Ukraine, and young Ukrainian women and men study there.

1. Oleksiy Makeyev, the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, is scheduled to attend the ceremonial opening of the research project in Frankfurt (Oder), which is led by Viadrina and supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for four years.
2. As part of the funding received from DAAD for the establishment of an Ukraine Center, Viadrina University will collaborate with other institutions such as the Center for Eastern European and International Studies, Humboldt University Berlin, and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
3. The new competence alliance, including Viadrina University, will focus on the history and culture of Ukraine, as well as conflicts related to the Ukraine War and legal processing, with positions for guest lecturers and scholarships financed by this project.
4. In addition to opening the Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies in 2023, Viadrina University has maintained a close exchange with Ukraine, providing opportunities for young Ukrainian women and men to study at the university in Brandenburg.
5. Germany's DAAD contributes to the academic exchange by supporting research projects, like the one led by Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder), that foster understanding and collaboration between European countries, including Ukraine, and help address pressing issues in Europe.

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