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OPEN CALL | KIU Guest Lectureship 2026/27

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KIU Summer School 2026: Application portal is now open!

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Call for Applications: KIU Research Fellowships - Apply until 7 June 2026!

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

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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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29. June 2026

‘Is there a Jewish Narrative of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022-2026?’ — Anna Shternshis

Wednesday, 01.07.2026, 4–6 p.m. | GD 305 | Hybrid format | Based on in-depth interviews with Ukrainian Jews both within and outside Ukraine, the presentation examines whether being Jewish affected how people experienced the invasion. Anna Shternshis is the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair in Jewish Studies and director of the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto. More details...

29. June 2026

‘Displacement, Occupation, and the Reconfiguration of Minority Identity: The Greek Communities of the North Azovian Region after 2022’ — Vladislav Ivatskyi

Monday, 29.06.2026, 4–6 p.m. | Hybrid format | This lecture explores how the Greek-origin communities of the North Azov region have been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion, occupation, and displacement since 2022. The lecture asks how minority identities are reproduced and reconfigured when their territorial base is destroyed, and why displacement can sometimes intensify, rather than weaken, struggles over collective identity. More details...

23. June 2026

‘Greeks of the Azov Region: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Realities.’ — Svitlana Arabadzhy

Monday, 29.06.2026, 4–6 p.m. | Hybrid format | In this lecture, Dr Svitlana Arabadzhy examines the history of the Greek community in the Azov region from its resettlement from Crimea in the late eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Focusing on Mariupol as the community’s economic and cultural centre, the lecture explores the internal dynamics and external forces that shaped its development and resilience, situating this history within the broader contexts of maritime trade, imperial colonisation, and Soviet social and political transformation. More details...

09. June 2026

OPEN CALL | KIU Guest Lectureship Competition 2026/27

Deadline: 5 July 2026 | Fellowship period: 01 October 2026 – 28 February 2027 | The Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies invites applications for the KIU Guest Lectureship in Ukrainian Studies at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). This year’s umbrella topic is: ʼTransitional Justice in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accountability, Memory, Democratic Renewal and Reconstructionʼ.

09. June 2026

OPEN CALL | KIU Research Fellowship Competition 2026/27

Deadline: 5 July 2026 | Fellowship period: 01.10. – 31.12.2026 | The Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies invites applications for 9 on-site research fellowships at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) for the winter term 2026/27. Applications are open to postdoctoral researchers and scholars at all career stages after the completion of their doctorate. More details...

09. June 2026

OPEN CALL | KIU Summer School 2026 — Nationalities, Minorities and Identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine?

Deadline: 01 July 2026 | At this year’s summer school, participants will learn more about communities such as Crimean Tatars, Roma and Sinti, Hungarians, Romanians, Jews, North Azovian Greeks, Urums and Rumeans, and their role in shaping Ukraine’s multilingual and multicultural landscape — especially against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression. More details...

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