Forthcoming events

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January 2025

  • 3.01, 16.00 EEST, online

Webinar “University in Ukraine After the War: What Reforms in Legal Education and Science Are Necessary?” within the Ukrainian Hub of ELI Webinar Series “War and Post-War Challenges for Ukrainian Jurisprudence”.

The Ukrainian Hub of the European Law Institute (ELI) is hosting a webinar series titled “War and Post-War Challenges for Ukrainian Jurisprudence”. This series will explore the complex legal issues that arise during and after times of conflict, with a special focus on Ukraine’s current situation. Topics will include the prosecution of war crimes, legislative adaptations for national security, and the restoration of legal systems in liberated territories. The series will bring together legal professionals and scholars to discuss effective strategies for upholding justice and rebuilding the rule of law. Each session is designed to foster dialogue and present innovative legal solutions to meet Ukraine’s ongoing challenges.

  • 9.01, 14.00, University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Lecture “Dissolved but not disappeared: The Afterlife of COMECON”. The lecture of Matthias Kaltenbrunner sheds light on the afterlife of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon), its institutional and personal continuities as well as ‘lost futures’. The focus is on the ‘Krywoi Rog Mining and Processing Combinat’, a failed large-scale socialist project, which, after 1991, had a negative impact on the relations between Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia and left behind local survival strategies and architectural traces. Organiser: Chair of History of Southeast and Eastern Europe at the University of Regensburg; IOS Regensburg.

  • 11.01, Frankfurt (Oder)

KIU Brown Bag Lunch Lecture by Mikhailo Minakov (Kennan Institute): Goodbye to Homo Sovieticus: Reviving the Heroic and Creative Spirit of the 1990s

  • 13.01, 18-20:00, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin

Lecture “Ukrainian Soviet Patriotism: A Historical Phenomenon and its post-1991 Aftermath” by Prof. Dr. Andrii Portnov within the lecture series “War in Ukraine: Destruction of Heritage – Mastering Legacy” of the Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin (KIU), which is organized alternately by the members of the network led by the European University Viadrina.

  • 13.01, Frankfurt (Oder)

The interdisciplinary Jerzy Giedroyc Research Colloquium at the European University Viadrina: “The School of Literary Theory of Oleksandr Biletskyi in Soviet Ukraine in the 1920s: in Search of a Reader and the Struggle for Style”, by Dr. Oksana Pashko (Kyjiwer Mohyla-Akademie/Europa-Universität Viadrina), moderation: Anette Werberger, Europa-Universität Viadrina

  • 16.01, 18:30, Old tax office, Regensburg

Book presentation and discussion: “Negotiating Peace in War: Russia’s War, Chances for Peace and the art of negotiation”. Why is an end to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine so difficult to achieve? Cindy Wittke, Helmut Aust and Rike Krämer-Hoppe will be discussing about challenges under international law and ways to achieve sustainable peace. Based on the book “Negotiating Peace in War” by Cindy Wittke and Mandy Ganske-Zapf. The event is organised by the Leibniz ScienceCampus ‘Europe and America in a Modern World’, Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies at the University of Regensburg, Denkraum Ukraine, University of Regensburg, Bavarian University Alliance for Peace, Conflict and Security Research.

  • 16.01, 18:30, University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Lecture: “The Longue Durée of Social Structures: Postfeudal Perspectives on the Legacy of the Landed Nobility in Poland and Ukraine”. The lecture examines the legacy of the European landowning elites after their dissolution as a social class. Based on field research in Poland and Ukraine, Anna Wylegała analyses how these elites shaped rural communities, their decline during the Second World War and their contested memory today, focusing on material heritage, class dynamics and changing value systems. Organised by Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Europe and America in a Modern World; Leibniz Society; IOS Regensburg; University of Regensburg.

  • 17.01, 16.00 EEST, online

Webinar “The Role of the Banking System During Martial Law: Ensuring Stability, Security, and Economic Resilience” within the Ukrainian Hub of ELI Webinar Series “War and Post-War Challenges for Ukrainian Jurisprudence”.

  • 20.01, 18:30, Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS), Berlin

Lecture “Liminal Experiences: Coping with War and Crises in Moldova and Ukraine”

  • 20.01, 18-20:00, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin

Lecture “From Maidan to Mariupol: Civil Resistance in Ukraine” by Olga Onuch within the lecture series “War in Ukraine: Destruction of Heritage – Mastering Legacy” of the Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin (KIU), which is organized alternately by the members of the network led by the European University Viadrina.

  • 22.01, 18:00–19:30 (CET), online

“Science First Hand” Lecture on “Waiting for home – Ukrainian female refugees’ strategies of home-making in Germany”, by Jeannine Teichert and Olena Kononenko

  • 23.01, Frankfurt (Oder)

Osterweiterung of Remembrance – Project Presentation & Discussion. Discussion with: Peggy Lohse (dekoder, co-editor of the project “The War and Its Victims”), Simon Muschick (translator), Dr. Olesia Lazarenko (Ukrainian Department, Viadrina Language Center). Languages: Auf Deutsch & українською мовою. An Event by the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU), the Ukrainian Lektorat of the Language Center at the European University Viadrina, and dekoder. “The War and Its Victims” is a project by dekoder, carried out in cooperation with Heidelberg University, funded as part of the Educational Agenda on Nazi Injustice by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility, Future (EVZ) and the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

  • 27.01, Frankfurt (Oder)

The interdisciplinary Jerzy Giedroyc Research Colloquium at the European University Viadrina: “The Enigma of Ukrainian Anarchism: Diverse Images of Nestor Makhno in Literature and Art of the XX-XXI centuries“, by Dr. Tetiana Portnova (Universität Potsdam), moderation: Anette Werberger, Europa-Universität Viadrina

  • 28.01, 16:15-17:45, University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Book presentation by Marina Sapritsky-Nahum: “Jewish Odesa: Negotiating Identities and Traditions in Contemporary Ukraine” The book explores the rich Jewish history and identity of Odesa. Marina Sapritsky-Nahum examines how post-Soviet changes, migration and Russia’s war against Ukraine are reshaping Jewish life and reshaping Jewish life and fostering new expressions of Ukrainian Jewish belonging in a city that was once known for its cosmopolitan and secular traditions. The event is organised by the Chair of Slavic Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Regensburg, ‘Denkraum Ukraine’.

  • 31.01, 16.00 EEST, online

Webinar “Ensuring Citizens’ Rights and Freedoms in the Context of Ukraine’s Post-War Recovery: Administrative and Legal Mechanisms” within the Ukrainian Hub of ELI Webinar Series “War and Post-War Challenges for Ukrainian Jurisprudence”.

February 2025

  • 03.02, 18-20:00, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin

Lecture “(Not)leaving the “Moscow Church”: Ukrainian Orthodox Communities During the russian Invasion” by Andriy Fert within the lecture series “War in Ukraine: Destruction of Heritage – Mastering Legacy” of the Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin (KIU), which is organized alternately by the members of the network led by the European University Viadrina.

  • 7-8.02, Harvard University and online on Zoom

5th Annual Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program (TCUP) Conference. The 2025 TCUP Conference will address how Ukrainians are being denied their right to build (and rebuild) a safe environment due to russia’s continued aggression. Panels will discuss the geopolitical landscape in which the war is being waged; ecocide and environmental crimes; the (re)built environment, and the landscape of digital technologies contributing to reconstruction. Please check back soon for full panel titles and speaker information. Keynote Lecture: Jojo Mehta, Stop Ecocide International.

  • 10.02, 18-20:00, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin

Lecture “The Effects of War on scholars and scholarship (A conversation based on “russia’s War in Ukraine: Personal Experiences of Scholars“, ibidem 2024, ed. by T. Martsenyuk and T. Kostiuchenko)”  within the lecture series “War in Ukraine: Destruction of Heritage – Mastering Legacy” of the Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin (KIU), which is organized alternately by the members of the network led by the European University Viadrina.

  • 19-21.02, Frankfurt (Main)

5. Herkunftssprachenwoche 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, incl. a section on teaching Ukrainian as a heritage language

  • 20-21.02, online

International conference: Ukraine: towards the West. Culture, Values and Language, organised by Faculty of Philosophy, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Please submit your conference proposals by 15 January 2025.

March 2025

  • 11.03, Berlin

Cafe Kyiv, eine Initiative der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Deutschland. Due to limited space and high demand, all interested participants and organisations are requested to submit their programme ideas by November 5, 2024, one contribution per organisation. Contact: cafekyiv (at) kas (dot) de.

  • 24-28.03, Regensburg

Winter School 2025 ‘Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage: EU Diplomacy and Regional Perspectives’. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the country’s cultural heritage has been under attack. In this context, the role of the European Union as a cultural and political actor is of crucial importance. The Winter School serves as a platform to deal with conceptual issues of cultural heritage and to examine different areas in which cultural heritage is linked to EU policies. Target audience: MA and PhD students; professionals from social organisations and media.  Application deadline: 25 January 2025. The event is organised by the ‘HER-UKR: Challenges and Opportunities for EU Heritage Diplomacy in Ukraine’, funded by the European Union within the framework of the ERASMUS+ Jean Monnet Policy Debate; ‘Denkraum Ukraine’ funded by the DAAD with funds from the Federal Foreign Office (AA); University of Regensburg.

May 2025

  • 22-23.05, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)

Annual conference of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies: Between Hope and Reality. Modernization and Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. The VCPU Annual Conference 2025 addresses current challenges in Polish and Ukrainian studies and is dedicated to the research project “Mod-Block-DDR.” Both areas are framed by the concepts of “modernization” and “transformation.” The presentation of research findings on socialist modernization in the German Democratic Republic and the People’s Republic of Poland, including their achievements and obstacles, will serve as a stimulus for discussing the political, economic, social, and cultural transformations in Central and Eastern Europe. All researchers from disciplines such as (but not limited to) economic history, the history of science, or sociology are invited to participate. At the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies, it is aimed to place special focus on Ukraine as a new sphere of modernization processes (e.g. migration, the opening to western Europe, and integration with the European Union) and socio-economic transformations initiated by the outbreak of russia‘s War of Aggression. These focal points highlight the diverse theoretical and methodological potential of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies: interdisciplinarity that integrates historical, political, economic, and cultural studies and fosters transnational cooperation between scholars. Call for papers (authors are requested to submit the proposals by February 23, 2025)

June 2025

  • 23.06-8.08

Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute HUSI 2025. HUSI 2025 will take place entirely on-campus / in-person. Please see the Enrollment page to enroll in the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute and the Scholarships page to apply for funding. Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) awards numerous scholarships to HUSI students each year. This funding is awarded based on both merit and need. The application deadline for a HUSI Scholarship is February 13, 2025.

July 2025

  • 14–18.07, Budapest, Hungary. Application deadline: February 14, 2025

CEU Summer University: The Evolution of a Patronal Democracy: The Case of Ukraine

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