LAST CALL | Deadline extended KIU Research Fellowship Competition Winter Term 2026/2027 Apply by 12 July 2026 More info: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/research/... @viadrina.eu

LAST CALL | KIU Guest Lectureship 2026/27 Apply by 12 July 2026 More info: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/research/... @viadrina.eu

KIUrious mit Katalin Kovály 👉 Jetzt im Interview lesen: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/de/publicati... @viadrina.eu @zois.bsky.social

KIUrious with Katalin Kovály 👉 Read the full interview: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/publicati... @viadrina.eu @zois.bsky.social

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘The German Minority in Ukraine: History, Identity and Challenges in Times of War’ by Volodymyr Leysle 📅 6 July 2026 | 4:00 p.m. c.t. 📍 GD 102 💻 Hybrid format To join online, please text us via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de and we will share the Zoom access with you

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Freedom as Identity Marker in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons from Ukraine and Beyond Closing event of the Ukraine Lecture Series 2026 13 July 2026, 4:00 p.m. GD 102 Hybrid format To join online - text via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES This lecture will take place on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 | 4:00 p.m. c.t. and in a different room: GD 305 ‘Is there a Jewish Narrative of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022–2026?’ by Anna Shternshis Hybrid format: To join online, text via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES This time, the Ukraine Lecture Series will feature two lectures on the Greek communities of the Azov region. 📅 29 June 2026 | 4:00 p.m. c.t. 📍 GD 102 💻 Hybrid format 🔗 To join online, please text us via DM and we will share the Zoom access with you. @viadrina.eu

LAST CALL KIU Summer School Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies: Nationalities, Minorities and Identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine? 📅 7–18 September 2026 🏛 European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) ⏳ Application deadline 1 July 2026 More info: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programme... @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘The Labyrinth of Politics, the Mystery of Faith: Exploring Ukraine’s Orthodox Situation’ by Olena Bohdan 📅 22 June 2026 | 4:00 p.m. c.t. 📍 GD 102, Europaplatz 1, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder) 💻 Hybrid format 🔗 To join online: kiu-communications@europa-uni.de @viadrina.eu

Humor als strategische Waffe im russisch-ukrainischen Krieg Öffentlicher Vortrag mit KIU-Fellow Orest Semotiuk 📅 25. Juni 2026 | 12:00 Uhr 📍 GD Hörsaal 1 (HS 1), Europa-Universität Viadrina, Europaplatz 1, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘Can a Roma Serve in the Military?’ by Yanush Panchenko 15 June 2026 | 4:00 p.m. c.t. GD 102 Hybrid format with previous registration To join online - text us via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de and we will share the Zoom access with you. @viadrina.eu

PEN CALL | KIU Guest Lectureship 2026/27 Guest lectureship period: October 2026 – February 2027 📍 Location: European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) 📝 Application portal opens: 1 June 2026 ⏳ Application deadline: 5 July 2026 More info: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/research/... @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘War, ecocide and the living worlds of Ukraine’ by Darya Tsymbalyuk 8 June 2026 | 4:00 p.m. c.t. GD 102 Gräfin-Dönhoff-Building, Europaplatz 1 Hybrid format To join online, please text us via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de and we will share the Zoom access with you

KIU Policy Brief 2026 „Der EU-Beitritt der Ukraine als gemeinsame Chance: Perspektiven aus dem Agrarsektor“ Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf unserer Website: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/de/publicati...

KIU Policy Brief 2026 ‘Making Ukraine’s EU Accession a Win-Win: Insights From the Agrifood Sector’ Read the full KIU Policy Brief on our website: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/publicati... @viadrina.eu

OPEN CALL | KIU Research Fellowships 2026/27 ʼTransitional Justice in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accountability, Memory, Democratic Renewal and Reconstruction.ʼ Application deadline: 5 July 2026 More info: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/research/... @viadrina.eu

OPEN CALL | KIU Summer School 2026 Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies: Nationalities, Minorities and Identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine? 📅 7–18 September 2026 🏛 European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) ⏳ Application deadline: 1 July 2026 www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programme... @viadrina.eu

KIUrious – Interview Series 150 Jahre nach dem Emser Erlass spricht die Soziologin und KIU Fellow Fiona Rose Greenland über die lange Geschichte der Unterdrückung ukrainischer Sprache und Kultur. Zum vollständigen Interviewhttps: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/de/publicati...

KIUrious 150 years after the Ems Decree, sociologist and KIU Fellow Fiona Rose Greenland reflects on the long history of suppressing Ukrainian language and culture — from the Russian Empire to Soviet rule and today’s Russian-occupied territories. www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/publicati... @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘(Re)Configuring Ukraine: Dividing Experiences and External Perceptions’ by Valeria Korablyova 1 June 2026 | 4:00 p.m. GD 102 💻 Hybrid format Contact us via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de for the Zoom link @viadrina.eu

18 May marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide. Join the today lecture of Mariia Shynkarenko: ‘Translating Resistance: Crimean Tatars Between Occupation and Displacement’ 18 May 2026 | 4:00 p.m. GD 102 kiu-communications@europa-uni.de for Zoom link @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘Translating Resistance: Crimean Tatars Between Occupation and Displacement’ by Mariia Shynkarenko 18 May 2026 | 4:00 p.m. GD 102 Gräfin-Dönhoff-Building, Europaplatz 1 Hybrid format For the Zoom link: text via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES | RECAP Mondays| 4:00–6:00 p.m. GD 102, European University Viadrina Europaplatz 1, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder) Hybrid format Our final lecture will take place on 13 July 2026 with Andrij Lyubka and Marko Martin. @viadrina.eu

💡 Zum 8. Mai empfehlen wir den Gastbeitrag von Susann Worschech und Roderich Kiesewetter auf Focus Online über Russlands Kapitulation als mögliches strategisches Ziel Europas. 📄 Zum Artikel: www.focus.de/politik/ausl...

Europa muss auf die Kapitulation Russlands hinarbeiten

Es lohnt sich, über Kapitulation im Ukraine-Krieg nachzudenken – aber unter anderen Vorzeichen. Europa muss auf die „Stunde Null” Russlands hinarbeiten.

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KIU Newsletter | Subscribe now Our monthly KIU Newsletter is available in English and German and keeps you updated on the latest news from Ukrainian Studies. Each month is dedicated to the specific topic: May - to Crimean Tatars. a2ea576c.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAM... @viadrina.eu

CALL FOR PAPERS | INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE 📅 1–2 December 2026 📍 European University Viadrina 📩 Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words by 15 June 2026 to: transitionaljustice@europa-uni.de 🔗 More information on our website: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/kiu-news-... @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘From Repatriation to Recognition: Crimean Tatars and State Policy in Independent Ukraine’ by Elmira Muratova 📅 11 May 2026 | 4:00 p.m. 📍 GD 102 Gräfin-Dönhoff-Building, Europaplatz 1, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder) For Zoom access - kiu-communications@europa-uni.de @viadrina.eu

UKRAINE LECTURE SERIES ‘Majority-minority relations in Ukraine: State minority politics in a changed security context’ by Kateryna Haertel 4 May 2026 | 4:00 p.m. 📍GD 102 🔗To join online, please text us via kiu-communications@europa-uni.de and we will share the Zoom access with you. @viadrina.eu

40 Jahre nach #Tschornobyl: Wie wirkt die Katastrophe von 1986 bis heute nach? In einer Sonderausgabe von KIUrious sprechen Klaus Gestwa und Darya Tsymbalyuk über langfristige Folgen und die Bedeutung im Kontext der russischen Vollinvasion. 🔍 Jetzt auf unserer Website lesen. lnkd.in/eN3JXXsx