KIU Summer School Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies:

Nationalities, minorities and identity: (Re)Configuring Ukraine?

Frankfurt (Oder), 07.09. – 18.09.2026

Application deadline: 1st of July 2026

Viadrina University, together with its partner institutions, invites you to the second KIU Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Summer School!

Our international summer school will bring together students and scholars interested in historical, cultural, social, political, economic, law-based and conflict-related questions on and about Ukraine.

We invite you to discover Ukraine’s impressive ethnic, religious and cultural diversity and to learn more about its more than 100 minority and indigenous groups, their history and culture, and their situation in today’s Ukraine – including against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression.

Furthermore, as at every KIU summer school, students have the opportunity to learn Ukrainian at various levels, attend courses on academic writing, and discover and discuss new visions of Europe in the exciting atmosphere of the German-Polish border.

Highlights

– A course on Crimean Tatar Studies: by Elmira Muratova from the European Centre for Minority Issues

– A course on the North Azovian Greeks, Urums and Rumeans: by NGO founder, activist and researcher Olha Tsuprykova

– Public Reading: Olesya Yaremchuk will read from her book ‘Our Others’

– Keynote Lecture: Svitlana Biedarieva on Ambicoloniality

– Workshop: ‘Mediation & Peace Processes’: In this workshop, students will learn the basics of conflict research, mediation and negotiation techniques.

– Courses in Ukrainian language (A1-B2) (18 x 90 minutes), academic writing (for Ukrainian native speakers), film screenings, public discussions, excursions, and much more to explore at Viadrina – the most Ukrainian university outside Ukraine1!

The Summer school is open to students as well as interested persons, who are not studying.

The application deadline is 01 July 2025. Notifications regarding participation will be sent out on 15 July 2025.

Further information on application can be found on our website: kiu.europa-uni.de