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KIU Launches: Certificate Programme in Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies for Master’s students

Ukrainian Studies Distinguished Award for the Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder)–Berlin

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The KIU Competence Network is a four-year DAAD-funded project to strengthen Ukraine-related research, teaching, networking and transfer activities. The Competence Network is initiated and managed by the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), and includes the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin, as well as partner institutions from Ukraine and other European countries.

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04. September 2026

‘The Bandura Beyond Borders: Digital Transformation, Migration, and Cultural Diplomacy’ – Khrystyna Petrynka

15 September 2026, 6.00 p.m. | AM 104, Europa-Universität Viadrina | Lecture as part of the KIU Summer School on the topic ‘Nationalities, minorities and identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine?’. Open to anyone interested.

04. September 2026

Short film evening and discussion ‘Reimagining Ukrainian Identity’

14 September 2026, 7:00 p.m. | KUMA Gerstenberg, Ziegelstraße 28A, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder) | Short films from Ukraine and a discussion as part of the KIU Summer School on the topic ‘Nationalities, minorities and identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine?’. Open to anyone interested.

04. September 2026

Ambicoloniality: Cultural Proximity, Agency, and the Afterlives of Empire – Svitlana Biedarieva

10 September 2026, 6.00 p.m. | HG 109, Europa-Universität Viadrina | As part of the KIU Summer School 2026, art historian, artist and curator Svitlana Biedarieva will introduce her concept of ambicoloniality and explore the complex colonial dynamics of Ukrainian–Russian relations. Drawing on art history and decolonial theory, the lecture will examine cultural proximity, Russian colonial expansion, Ukrainian resistance and the role of socially and politically engaged art in processes of liberation.

03. September 2026

Beyond the Nation: Minorities, Identities and Ukraine’s European Future

8 September 2026, 6.00 p.m. | AM 03, Europa-Universität Viadrina | Panel discussion on ‘Beyond the Nation: Minorities, Identities and Ukraine’s European Future’ with German Bundestag member Robin Wagener, Sarah Reinke (Society for Threatened Peoples) and Oksana Mikheieva (Viadrina).

03. September 2026

Keynote lecture: ‘The Names of Us. Stories of Ukrainian Diversity’ - Olesya Yaremchuk

7 September 2026, 6:00 p.m. | AM 03, Europa-Universität Viadrina | As part of the KIU Summer School 2026, journalist, researcher and writer Olesya Yaremchuk will present her work on Ukraine’s ethnic and cultural diversity. Drawing on her book ‘Our Others. Stories of Ukrainian Diversity’, she will explore the histories of Ukraine’s national communities, the impact of Russia’s full-scale war and the future of the country’s multicultural society.

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03. August 2026

Fedorov’s Dismissal: What the Protests Reveal About Ukrainian Civil Society

The dismissal of the Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sparked nationwide protests. What do these demonstrations tell us about the relationship between the political leadership and civil society in Ukraine? And what role do public protests play in democratic decision-making processes in the context of war? We discuss these issues with the social scientist and Ukraine expert Susann Worschech.

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