Change at the top of the Landesstiftung in Neuzelle: Mario Quast will officially take over as Managing Director of the Neuzelle Abbey Foundation from Norbert Kannowsky, who is retiring, from 1 January 2027. He prevailed against 96 competitors in an extensive application process supported by an external personnel consultancy firm.
Online participation still possible until 3 May! A public survey on the cycling concept for Frankfurt (Oder) is currently underway. Since 23 March, more than 120 responses have already been received from the public via the project website. Citizens can share their experiences and observations about cycle traffic and the cycle path network in Frankfurt (Oder) online at www.radfahren-ffo.de and use an interactive map to very precisely indicate danger spots and weak points and briefly explain the situation.
The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) opened the Viadrina Coworking Space in the centre of Frankfurt (Oder) on 15 April. In future, people will be able to learn, research and work here individually and collaboratively on around 1,500 square metres. The building was remodelled over five years at a total cost of 17.5 million euros. The result is an innovative, flexible space that will serve as a place to teach and work for Viadrina students, employees and founders, as well as facilitating encounters between the city and the university.
The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) has appointed Prof. Dr Nella Sayatz as Junior Professor of International and European Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law as of 1 April. The specialist in international criminal law most recently completed her doctorate at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and her legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal.
From the summer semester 2026, the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) will be offering a certificate programme in Ukrainian Studies for Master's students for the first time in Germany. The "Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies" programme enables students to take an in-depth look at Ukraine, its history, culture and society. As an accompanying study programme, it offers insights into social, cultural, legal, economic and media studies.
At its meeting on 26 March 2026, the Frankfurt (Oder) City Council unanimously laid the foundations for the development of a large-scale data centre site. The city councillors have thus paved the way for investments of up to 3.5 billion euros. The new data centre is to be built on the outskirts of Frankfurt (Oder) on the 87 federal road, positioning the city specifically as a hub for digital infrastructure in the German-Polish border region.
