The UKRainian Academic International NEtwork
6 March 2022

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.” ― Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor 

Dear colleagues,

This is no regular Newsletter. The Russian Federation attacked Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Since then Russia wages a premeditated unspeakably brutal war not only against Ukraine, but against the whole civilized world. Before the war we planed to share with you the long anticipated results of the BMBF call for German-Ukrainian Cores of Excellence.
Instead now we appeal to the whole international academic community to stand with Ukraine and its people! In this special issue we share with you an overwhelming expression of solidarity with Ukraine, inform on support programs and offers aimed at fleeing or stranded students and researches from Ukraine. We also invite you to join our task-force #StandWithUkraine led by Dr. Anna Grebinyk and/or inform on other support programs by sending an e-mail to contact.ukrainet@gmail.com.
Each of us can make a difference - act now!
 
Dr. Oksana Seumenicht, Managing Director, the German-Ukrainian Academic Society/ Research Development Manager, MDC, Berlin & Professor Olga Garaschuk, President, the German-Ukrainian Academic Society/ Chair of the Department of Neurophysiology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

CONTENTS

  • Support for students & researchers
  • Appeals & Open Letters from Ukraine
  • Statements of support from German & international organizations
  • How can you help/ Helfen Sie Der Ukraine
  • Radiobeiträge & Artikel
  • Funding Opportunities

Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Vitali Matyash for IT support, Anna Grebinyk for her significant contribution as the Assistant Editor (Web & Newsletter) and Sofiya Kotsyuda for taking care of our YouTube channel, as well as to Nataliya Butych, Oksana Huss, Denys Makarov, Vitalii Makogin, Stefania Ptashnyk, Iryna Shalaginova, Halyna Shcherbata, Igor Tetko, Kostiantyn Yanchenko and others for their valuable contributions of news items included in this issue and posted on our web-page, in the LinkedIn group and on our YouTube Channel.
Support for students & researchers from Ukraine

Support of Ukraine by the whole civilized world in general and by academic community in particular has been overwhelming. We are collecting relevant initiatives from funding organizations, alliances and individual universities at the dedicated page:

"Support for students & researchers from Ukraine", which include among others:

Furthermore, initiatives assisting with saving cultural heritage and data rescue are collected here.

Join our task-force #StandWithUkraine to support this effort! If you learn about an offer not included on our site, please inform by sending an e-mail to contact.ukrainet@gmail.com.
Appeals & Open Letters from Ukraine
Statements of support from German & international organizations

These and further appeals & statements could be found here. Furthermore, you can also read selected relevant publications, including:
How can you help/ Helfen Sie der Ukraine

There are numerous opportunities to express your solidarity with Ukraine and help! Sign a petition, go to a demo, donate, offer help with the accommodation to the people fleeing this brutal war:

Radiobeiträge & Artikel (auf Deutsch)

DLF: Campus und Karriere 05.03.2022, komplette Sendung: Folgen des Ukraine-Kriegs, Gäste:

  • Prof. Joybrato Mukherjee, Präsident des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst
  • Dr. Oksana Seumenicht, Mitbegründerin der Deutsch-Ukrainischen akademischen Gesellschaft e.V. und Mitarbeiterin am Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin
  • Tobias Stüdemann, Leiter des Verbindungsbüros der Freien Universität Berlin in Moskau

Radio Essen: Angriff auf Ukraine: So reagieren Ukrainer in Essen, 04.03.2022, inkl. Interviews von DUAG Mitglieder Frau Dr. Loza und Herrn Dr. Prymak, sowie Frau Dr. Sokolova

Friedenskundgebungen in Reutlingen und Tübingen: Gegen Krieg und für Flüchtlingshilfe, mit einem Beitrag von der DUAG Vorstandsvorsitzenden Prof. Dr. Olga Garaschuk, SWR, 28.02.2022

Tübinger Neurophysiologin rät zu klarer Kante gegen Putin, Für die Familie der Tübinger Neurophysiologin Olga Garaschuk aus Kiew ist der Krieg nicht erst jetzt eine Lebensrealität. Von Christiane Hoyer, 19.02.2022
Funding Opportunities

We maintain a curated list of funding programs, initiatives and offers from HEIs & research organizations, which is being regularly updated.
Volkswagen Foundation: Visiting research program for Ukrainian scientists fleeing the war
Volkswagen Foundation opened Visiting research program for refugee Ukrainian scientists to enable them to continue their work at a university or research institute in Germany. The funding offer is aimed at Ukrainian scientists who have already fled to Germany after the Russian invasion of their country or who will arrive in Germany in the coming […]
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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, special measures for at-risk researchers from Ukraine within the Philipp Schwartz Initiative apply by 18 March 2022
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: In addition to the flexible special arrangements of research stays in Germany, the Foundation will also use the possibilities of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative for further special measures for at-risk researchers from Ukraine: for applicants from Ukraine the deadline has been extended till 18 March 2022 Please also see the Advisory […]
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