Upcoming events

How do crises change societies? What role do digitalisation, democracy, urban development and civic engagement play in this? And what does ‘resilience’ actually mean when a country continues to function under the conditions of a devastating war? These questions, and what Germany and the EU can learn from Eastern Europe, will be discussed by journalist Vassili Golod and Viadrina sociologist Susann Worschech, together with the audience on 14 October 2026 at the Viadrina Debate to mark the start of the winter semester.

The Ukrainian Week of the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies will be launched on Monday 12 October at 1 pm at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). In a variety of formats, distinguished guests will speak about Ukraine’s future in Europe and reaffirm the importance of German-Ukrainian cooperation in teaching and research. At the same time, Viadrina will formally join the Global Coalition.

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.

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. Running time: 78 minutes

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.

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.

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).