Upcoming events

Join us for an insightful conversation with Maksym Butkevych, a leading human rights advocate and former Ukrainian prisoner of war. In this event, Butkevych will share his harrowing experience of over two years in Russian captivity, offering a powerful account of his fabricated trial and the threats made by his captors about Russia’s wider aggression. He will also shed light on the plight of Ukrainian prisoners of war and detained civilians, urging us to see their fate as a global human rights issue. The discussion will touch on the current state of human rights in Ukraine and feature his new book, "Am richtigen Platz".

Meet KIU and academic coordinator Dr. Susann Worschech speaking about challenges for Ukrainian scientists under wartimes conditions and debating the current state of German-Ukrainian affairs.