22/06/2026
OPEN CALL | KIU Summer School 2026
KIU Summer School Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies:
Nationalities, Minorities and Identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine?
📅 7–18 September 2026
🏛 European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Viadrina University, together with its partner institutions, invites applications for the third KIU Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Summer School.
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.
The programme includes intensive courses, Ukrainian language classes, academic writing, film screenings, public discussions, excursions, and workshops.
Students at BA, MA, and doctoral level from German and international universities are invited to apply. Interested non-students may also apply and participate in the courses, but are not eligible for reimbursements.
The Summer School is also expected to qualify as Bildungsurlaub / educational leave.
📝 Application portal opens: 1 June 2026
⏳ Application deadline: 1 July 2026
📩 Notifications: 15 July 2026
🔗 More information and application details you can find on our website: https://www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programmes/kiu-summer-schools/kiu-summer-school-2026/index.html
Supported by DAAD with funds from the Federal Foreign Office (AA).
Europa-Universität Viadrina Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies VCPU Freie Universität Berlin ZOiS - Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin Susann Worschech