Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin (KIU) • European University Viadrina

KIU Guest Professorship Competition - Apply until 30. April 2025!

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New Course Catalogue for the Summer Semester 2025 has arrived!

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Rewatch the livestream of the opening ceremony of KIU

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About

The KIU competence network is a four-year DAAD-funded project to strengthen Ukraine-related research, teaching, networking and transfer activities. The competence network, initiated and led by the European University Viadrina, includes the ZOiS, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin.

The project aims at establishing a visible center of Ukraine-related teaching and research. Based on close scientific cooperation in the German capital region and in an international framework, innovative research, new academic courses and a successful transfer of Ukraine-related knowledge in and between science, politics, business and society will be ensured.

14. April 2025

NEW Lecture Series Summer Semester 2025

Europe and Ukrainian European identity have long been important topics in Ukraine, while from a Western European perspective, Ukraine was in a marginal position for a long time. Today, Ukrainian-European entanglements are being researched more intensively, and the issue of Ukrainian membership in the European Union has gained new momentum. The lecture series analyses Ukrainian-European relations, cooperation, conflicts, cultural references and dynamics, both in relation to Europe as a whole and to the European Union.

17. March 2025

KIU Guest Professorship Competition Winter Term 2025/2026 - The application portal is now open!

The application portal for the KIU Research Fellowship has been opened. The position is dedicated to interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies and welcomes scholars from diverse fields to teach MA courses at the European University Viadrina. The umbrella topic for the semester is: ‘Infrastructural Fragmentation, Infrastructural Resilience – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Techno-Politics and Crisis.’ The monthly stipend is €2300, plus a one-time travel allowance of up to €600. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2025.

New Courses Summer Semester 2025

New Lecture Series and Ukraine-Related Courses at the Europa-Universität Viadrina, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and the Freie-Universität Berlin. We are excited to announce a new series of lectures and specialized courses focusing on Ukraine at the EUV, HU, and FU. These courses cover a wide range of topics, including Ukrainian language, literature, political history, and media analysis, offering students a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of Ukraine's rich cultural and political landscape. At EUV, students can explore courses such as "Ukrainian Literature: Texts and Their Translations" and "Ukrainian Language Courses" for various proficiency levels, including A1, A2, B1 & B2.1. We look forward to welcoming students to engage in these enriching academic experiences.

31. March 2025

Ukrainian Women at War: Historical Legacies and Present-Day Challenges

Special Guest Talk co-hosted by UNET at ZOiS, Forum Transregionale Studien, KIU and Prisma Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS) Mohrenstraße 60 10117 Berlin Oksana Kis is a feminist historian and anthropologist. She is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Social Anthropology Department at the Institute of Ethnology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (in Lviv). She is also President of the Ukrainian Association for Research in Women's History. Her most recent book, Survival as Victory: Ukrainian Women in the Gulag, was published by Harvard University Press in 2021. She is the recipient of several academic awards, research grants, and fellowships. Her research interests include women’s lives in traditional Ukrainian peasant culture and society, women’s experiences of the Holodomor (Great Famine of 1932-33), women’s participation in the Ukrainian nationalist anti-Soviet underground in the 1940 and 1950s, as well as gender transformations in post-socialist countries. Moderated by Viktoria Sereda The presentation and discussion will begin at 11.30 am. We cordially invite you to a light lunch and an informal Q&A at 12:45pm.

New Interview: ‘To compensate for the US military support to Ukraine, Europe should use the frozen assets of the Russians,’ Susann Worschech

In eastern Germany, there is still a lack of trust in state institutions, political education, and the continuity of the legacy of the GDR, which is why this part of the country votes for non-democratic forces. German society is aware of the need to take care of the defence of the country, Europe and assistance to Ukraine, but it is too slow to take practical action, although the CDU promises to be more active than the SPD in this regard. Susann Worschech, a researcher at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt am Oder (Germany), told PolUkr.net.

19. February 2025

First episode of interview series 'KIUrious' out now

We are launching the first episode of KIUrious - an interview format that sheds light on the research undertaken within the KIU network. Susann Worschech, KIU academic coordinator, speaks about KIU and Ukrainian Studies and its potentials within academia and society.

Fellowships and Programmes

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Fellowships

The KIU Research Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies supports innovative and significant research on topics related to Ukraine.

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Programmes

The KIU Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin offers various programmes. Among them is its first Summer School on "War in Ukraine: Destruction of heritage – mastering legacy".