Past news

Fighting child poverty - regulating basic child benefits soon on a nationwide basis: The East German cities appeal to the traffic light coalition to agree very soon on the child basic security, so that child poverty is fought effectively. The cities will cooperate actively in the implementation for a family support from one hand.

On 26.04. at 2 p.m. in Schulzendorf (near Wriezen) the first MOL boxes are released for commuters. The MOL boxes are smart bike boxes that are located at bus stops and allow commuters to ride their bike or e-bike to the bus and safely store the bike there.

Interested have from 06.06. to 07.07.2023 the possibility to make their own picture of the study offer of the Viadrina for one or more days and to get to know it with the help of the trial study. Courses at the three faculties can be attended and teachers and students can be met.

Associate and head of department Rainer Schinkel accepted the invitation of the Brandenburg State Chancellery and the Senate Department for Urban Development, Construction and Housing of the State of Berlin to participate in the workshop on the development of axes in the capital region on April 17 in Berlin.

April 1, 2023 marked the start of the new funding period for the Basic Education Center in Frankfurt (Oder). This means that the work can be continued in a new dimension. The project is initially funded until the end of 2025 by the state of Brandenburg and from resources of the European Social Fund Plus with a total of 431,902.90 euros.

Just in time for the beginning vacation season and "outdoor time", the spring/summer edition of the popular guest magazine "Seeblick" has been published. In addition, the "Picnic in the Lake District" has started its third season.

The Planning Funding Grant (PFR) will be extended through 2024.

The round table "Sustainable Industrial Estates" goes into the next round. Together with the host municipality Woltersdorf, issues and challenges were discussed in connection with the industrial estate at Berghofer Weg.

Appointments at the European University Viadrina - A new professor and two new professors will strengthen the three faculties of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) from the summer semester 2023. As of April 1, 2023, the media scientist Prof. Dr. Miglė Bareikytė, the economist Prof. Dr. Drahomir Klimsa and the lawyer Prof. Dr. Erol Pohlreich have each accepted a call to the Viadrina.

Participation in digital survey possible - Since the Frankfurt-Słubice Future Conference in September 2021, joint, sustainable urban development has been a key topic of cooperation between the two cities and is also increasingly arousing scientific interest. Corresponding projects are supported by the German Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction and the Robert Bosch Foundation.