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

KIU Research Fellowship - Call for applications out now - Q&A session: 13 February 2025, 2 p.m. (CET)

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KIU PhD programme - Application Deadline Extended

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Eröffnung von KIU mit Eduard Mühle, Susann Worschech und Anton Hofreiter

Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies officially opened

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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.

15. February 2025

KIU at Solomiya Festival - Entropy, Kyiv, Ukraine Poem about the Sea with Dr. Tetiana Gardashuk

5 p.m.// Parallel to the Berlin screening of Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s 1958 feature film, Poem about the Sea, Solomiya organize a screening of the film in Kyiv. Completed by his wife, Yuliya Solntseva, the film poetically portrays the construction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant near Nova Kakhovka, blending propaganda with a nuanced critique. The Kyiv screening, organized in collaboration with the KIU – Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies (KIU) will include an introduction by KIU alumni fellow Tetiana Gardashuk.

KIU Research Fellowship Term 2025 - Call for applications opened! - Q&A session: 13 February 2025, 2 p.m. (CET)

The application portal for the KIU Research Fellowship has been opened. Research topics should be related to, but are not limited on our recent umbrella topic: ‘Ukraine in Europe: Controversies, complexities and agency of a multifaceted interconnection`. Deadline dates: 28 February 2025 for residential research fellowships and 31 March 2025 for non-residential research fellowships.

KIU has launched its official social media channels!

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KIU PhD programme - Call for applications - Deadline extended: 9 February 2025

The call for applications for the KIU PhD program has been published. The program offers 9 PhD scholarships plus 6 positions for associated doctoral students. The whole duration of the program is 36 months, starting in April 2025. The application deadline has been extended until 9 February 2025.

27. February 2025

Between fleeing and returning - KIU scholarship holder Tetyana Panchenko researches the lives of Ukrainian refugees in Germany

Interview with KIU Fellow Dr. Tetyana Panchenko by the Viadrina Press Office about her academic research on Ukrainian refugees in Germany.

24. February 2025

Auf dem Weg in die Freiheit - Historische Wurzeln der Ukraine

19:15-20:45 Uhr (Tübingen) - Friedrich Naumann Stiftung // Am 24. Februar 2025 jährt sich die großflächige russische Aggression gegen die Ukraine zum dritten Mal. Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin und seine Propagandisten begründen Russlands Ansprüche auf die Ukraine und die angebliche Nichtexistenz der ukrainischen Nation mit historischen Argumenten. Der Krieg dauert unterdessen unvermittelt an und das Land kämpft weiterhin für seine Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit. Veranstaltung der Naumann Stiftung mit KIU Koordinatorin Dr. Susann Worschech.

Fellowships and Programmes

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".