FORTHCOMING EVENTS, May – October 2023

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May 2023

  • 02/05, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Lectures “Ukrainian modernism – Lesya Ukrajinka and Ol’ha Kobyljans’ka” by Alexander Wöll, University of Potsdam, and “Making Ukrainian literature national again: Serhiy Zhadan’s evolution from elite to mass culture” by Alessandro Achilli, University of Cagliari. The lectures are a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

  • 04/05, Online

Webinar: Exploring funding opportunities in the EU and beyond: Advice for researchers from Ukraine. The webinar covers:

  • Other EU funding opportunities for researchers (Marija Fedotovaite, Policy Officer, European Commission)
  • External funding opportunities for researchers from Ukraine (Dr Oleksandra Ivashchenko, Coordinator at Science for Ukraine and Medical Physicist at University Medical Centre, Groningen)
  • Strategic approaches to applying for funding (Dr Oksana Seumenicht, MSCA4Ukraine Programme Director, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
  • Do’s and don’ts of preparing funding applications for diverse grants/fellowships (Prof Rob Kitchin, Professor of Human Geography, Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute)
  • Insights and learnings from the MSCA4Ukraine application process (Dr Oksana Seumenicht, MSCA4Ukraine Programme Director, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)

 

  • 04/05, 19:00–21:00, CET, Hannover, Xplanatorium Herrenhausen & online

“Wie der digitale Alltag unser Gehirn verändert” [“How digital daily life changes our brain”] – discussion with experts (in German), organized by the VolkswagenStiftung.

  • 04-05/05, Regensburg (Germany) and online

Ukrainian–Bavarian Conference on Double Degree Programs

  • 05-12/05

“European Higher Education Week”

  • 06/05-10/09, Dresden, Albertinum

Exhibition “Kaleidoscope of (Hi)stories. Ukrainian Art 1912–2023”. The Albertinum is presenting an extensive retrospective exhibition on contemporary Ukrainian art, which is the first of its kind in both Germany and Europe. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of artworks, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, video works, graphic art, and archives, spanning from the early 1900s to the present day.

  • 09/05, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Lecture “The role of religion in Russia’s war against Ukraine” by Kristina Stoeckl, LUISS University. The lecture is a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

  • 10/05, 19:00–21:00, CET, Hannover, Xplanatorium Herrenhausen & online

“Alles nur geklaut? Kulturelle Aneignung” [“Everything just stolen? Cultural appropriation”] – discussion with experts (in German), organized by the VolkswagenStiftung.

  • 11/05, 17:00–18:00, CET, online

Digital Mercator Talk “Wie sieht die europäische Zukunft der Ukraine aus?”  with Ljudmyla Melnyk, Johannes Schraps and Michael Meyer-Resende. Registration for the event is open under the link.

  • 13/05, 17:00, EDT, New York, Shevchenko Scientific Society
     & online

“DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES: Ukrainian Poets Respond to the War”  – Poets and translators Carolyn Forche, Marie Howe, Olga Livshin, Lev Fridman, Maya Chhabra, Olena Jennings, Vasyl Makhno, and Hanna Melnyczuk-Stecewycz will read the work of Halyna Kruk, Lyudmyla Khersonska, Yulia Musakovska and others.

  • 15-17/05, Leipzig University, Leipzig

EEGA Annual conference “How do Eastern European actors respond to the new global challenges? How do they reconfigure their globalization projects?”. The in-person event is dedicated to the topic “Beyond the collapse: Globalization projects in Eastern Europe before and after 2022”.
Within the conference, the call for proposals is announced in the areas of geography, history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, global & transregional studies and neighbouring disciplines. Deadline for submissions – April 11, 2023

  • 15-16/05, London & online

Conference: Ukraine’s recovery: rebuilding with research will bring together researchers from the Ukrainian and UK universities and policy makers to explore how research can help to tackle some of the many challenges facing policymakers, from rebuilding Ukraine’s economy, to addressing the complex needs related to health and wellbeing, re-imagining regional security and partnerships, and planning for a green recovery. The conference outcomes will be captured in a conference report and shared with policymakers ahead of the UK government hosted Ukraine Recovery Conference, which is taking place in June 2023. The Royal Society and the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN), together with the Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science and Sports and the Embassy of Ukraine, are planning this conference to support Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery. This conference is being funded by Universities UK International and Research England and supported by the Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

  • 16/05, Warsaw

Roundtable “Teaming for success: How to capitalise on centres of excellence in Widening countries?

  • 16/05, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Lecture “Orthodoxy at war: Religious arguments in Russia’s aggression” by Regina Elsner, Centre for East-European and International Studies. The lecture is a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

  • 19/05, 09.00-19.50, EECT, online

International conference “Forward and Upward: Reforming Ukraine during the War” organised by the analytical platform VoxUkraine with support of the National Endowment for Democracy. Invited speakers include among others Roman Kachur, Ukraine’s representative at the World Bank; Mustafa Nayyem, Head of the Agency for Reconstruction and Infrastructure Development; Ivan Miklos, former Finance Minister of Slovakia and adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine. Registration is required unter the link.

  • 22-23/05, Bonn

Erasmus+ Forum for Partnerships and Cooperation Projects “Opportunities and benefits for researchers and their universities”. The forum is aimed to assist participants in identifying the appropriate funding line for their project and gain a comprehensive insight into the funding requirements. The representatives of higher education institutions and other organisations involved in higher education, in particular future applicants in the funding lines Cooperation Partnerships, Future-oriented Projects, European Experimental Actions, Social Inclusion Projects, Erasmus Mundus Action, Innovation Alliances, Capacity Building Projects, Jean Monnet Actions are welcomed to take part in the forum.

  • 23/05, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Lecture “Two Orthodoxies?:  The Weaponization of Religion after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” by Catherine Wanner, Pennsylvania State University. The lecture is a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

  • 23/05, 17.00-18.30, CET, online

Seminar “Ecocide” by Alex Fisher, Natasha Chychasova, and Katerya Polianska within the seminar series of the Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network in cooperation with IZOLYATSIA, the New Democracy Fund by the Danish Cultural Institute, Ukrainian Institute London, the Department of Ukrainian Studies of the University of Warsaw, and the Institute for East European Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin.

  • 25-27/05, Lviv

IX Lviv Media Forum “After or Before War. How Can Civilization Defeat Chaos?” that will bring together international and Ukrainian media experts, public intellectuals, researchers, policy makers, representatives of civil society, and international organizations.

  • 26/05, 11.30, CET, online

Presentation “E-learning course on the history and present of Ukraine”, organized by the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)  and the Herder Institute.  The interactive e-learning course “Ukraine. History and Present of a European State” was developed between August 2022 and February 2023 to provide basic knowledge about Ukraine and the background of the ongoing war. Two versions of the courses are available via the online portal Copernico – History and Cultural Heritage in Eastern Europe: one for pupils from grade 7, and another for adults.

  • 30/05, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Lecture “The Russian genocide in Ukraine and its goals” by Adam Kuz, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. The lecture is a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

June 2023

  • 1-2/06, Online

Conference “Young Science Beyond Borders”. Registration deadline 10th of May. The YSBB 2023 is a multidisciplinary research and networking conference intended to create a discussion forum for Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRS) up to 12 years after PhD from Poland and students primarily from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In particular, the conference is dedicated to scientists at risk, including conflict-affected countries (e.g. Ukraine). The Polish Young Academy is the main organizer of this event.

  • 2-4/06, Berlin

Annual Meeting of Local Erasmus+ Initiatives for representatives of the Local Erasmus+ Initiatives. The Meeting is aimed at providing an opportunity for the members of the initiatives to have an intensive exchange about their own activities and examples of good practice.

  • 06/06, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Lecture “Hey, Google, are there US biolabs in Ukraine? AI-driven systems as a means of facilitating and countering the spread of disinformation about the war in Ukraine” by Mykola Makhortykh, University of Bern. The lecture is a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

  • 12/06, 19:00–21:00, CET, Hannover, Xplanatorium Herrenhausen & online

“Demokratiekrise, Migration, De-Globalisierung – Gesellschaft im Wandel” [“Crisis of Democracy, Migration, De-Globalisation – Society in Transformation”] – discussion with experts (in German), organized by the VolkswagenStiftung.

  • 13/06, 16.15-17.45, CET, online

Discussion “Historical, cultural, religious and media aspects of Russia’s war in Ukraine”. The discussion is a part of the lecture series “Russia’s war, Ukraine’s resistance: historical, cultural, religious & media aspects”, organised by the group of scholars at the Europa-Universität Flensburg in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, European Centre for Minority Issues and fellow of the Philipp Schwarz Initiative.

  • 15-16/05, Berlin (in German and English)

DGO-JAHRESTAGUNG “Flucht und Exil im östlichen Europa. Macht und Ohnmacht/ Displacement and Exile in Eastern Europe: Power and Paralysis“, in Kooperation mit der Stiftung Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung. Program (in German)

    • 15/06, 18:45       Flucht und Exil. Die ukrainische Erfahrung. Vortrag. JURKO PROCHASKO, Schriftsteller und Übersetzer, Lviv
    • 15/05, 19:15        Historische Erfahrungen mit Flucht und Emigration in der Ukraine und ihre Rolle in der
      Gegenwart. Podiumsdiskussion, mit ANDRII PORTNOV, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), VIKTORIYA SEREDA, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv / Freie Universität Berlin, JURKO PROCHASKO, Schriftsteller und Übersetzer, Lviv

 

  • 26/06, 12:00–28/06, 13:00, CET, Hannover, Xplanatorium Herrenhausen & online

Networking workshop “Transformation of Democracy”, organized by the VolkswagenStiftung. The objective of the workshop is to establish connections between researchers and members of civil society, and to generate preliminary ideas for collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects in anticipation of submitting a proposal for the recently launched funding program, “Transformation of Democracy”. The application deadline is set for May 8th, 2023.

July 2023

  • 02-14/07, Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Biological Data Science Summer School focuses on the fundamental and advanced techniques of bioinformatics and computational data analysis of modern molecular data types in biology and biomedicine (genomics, multi-omics). The lectures cover topics such as the fundamentals of biology, quantitative measurement techniques using modern biotechnologies, statistical analysis, data visualization, and computational toolsets. The practical exercises involve working with real datasets from recent international research projects and utilizing the R / Bioconductor and/or Python environments.
Application for the school is open until 20/05.

  • 07/07, 18.30, CET, Berlin

Reading with the modern Ukrainian author Tanya Maljarchuk “Gleich geht die Geschichte weiter, wir atmen nur aus” [“The story is about to continue, we are just exhaling”] within the event series EUROPAerlesen. The reading will be moderated by Michael Serrer, Director of the North Rhine-Westphalia Literature Office, and musically accompanied by the Ukrainian jazz musician Ganna Gryniva.
Registration for the event is available under the link.

  • 28-29/07, Bonn

DAAD Alumna Meeting for Ukrainian researchers “Science in Exile”, organized by DAAD National Academic Contact Point Ukraine. Registration for the meeting is open until 20/05 under the link.

September 2023

  • 12/09, 18:00–23:00, CET, Hannover, Xplanatorium Herrenhausen 

“Karrieren im Wandel: Erfolge – Erfahrungen – Errungenschaften” [“Careers in Transformation: Successes – Experiences – Achievements”] – discussion with experts (in German), organized by the VolkswagenStiftung.

  • 19-20/09, Magdeburg & online

Erasmus+ Annual Meeting in Higher Education “Erasmus+ at your higher education institution: state of play, opportunities, challenges”

  • 27-28/09, Berlin

Education in times of war – German-Ukrainian University cooperation between emergency aid and future scenario

  • 28-29/09, Essen

Days of Ukraine in North Rhine-Westphalia, including Annual Meeting of the German-Ukrainian Academic Society and the Final of the UKRAINET PhD Contest (28 September)

October 2023

  • 5-7/10, Wroclaw (Poland)

Workshop for young researchers “Genocide in History and Law“, organised by the German-Ukrainian Historical Commission (DUHK/УНІК) conjointly with Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies.
The main focus of the workshop will lay on the Genocide convention of the UN Charta and its applicability to different case studies, up to the current Russian-Ukrainian war. The deadline for applications is 01/05/2023.

Video-recordings of some past events/ relevant YouTube channels: