The lecture period for the summer semester 2025 came to an end on Friday, July 18. However, international networking and content exchange will also take place at Viadrina over the summer. Below you will find an overview of events and dates during the lecture-free period. The winter semester begins on Tuesday, October 1, 2025, with lectures starting on Monday, October 13.
Summer School Viadrinicum on ruptures in urban space
Building on the discussions surrounding the concept of the learning city during previous editions, this year's Summer School Viadrinicum will focus on ruptures in the urban fabric from August 18 to 31. Under the title "Urban Dis/locations. Ruptures and Reimaginations", the focus is on the effects of (historical) neglect and traces of emancipatory interruptions to the established order of things. International students, young academics, civil society activists, artists and cultural practitioners critically examine the foundations of the city as a contested, emerging entity shaped by regimes of urban planning and management, property relations and housing practices.
The opening lecture of the summer school entitled "Becoming a #PoeticAcademic: Dis/Locating the Writing Self" will be held by urban sociologist and cultural geographer Dr. Friederike Landau-Donnelly on Monday, 18 August, 6.15 p.m. The English-language event will take place in the Logensaal, Logenstraße 11. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend.
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Discover campus and get to know study programs – info day
On Saturday, August 30, students, parents and teachers are cordially invited to the info day at the European University Viadrina. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the university will open its doors to anyone who would like to find out more about studying at Viadrina. In addition to advice, including on the range of courses on offer, there will be guided tours of the campus and the library. The venue is the main building of the Viadrina, Große Scharrnstraße 59 in Frankfurt (Oder).
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Museum and monument experts from Ukraine visit Viadrina
On Tuesday, 2 September and Wednesday, 3 September, Ukrainian representatives of museums, collections and organizations for the protection of cultural heritage will be guests at Viadrina. In addition to a guided tour of the city and a visit to the museum, the visit includes a workshop on heritage conservation with Prof. Dr. Paul Zalewski. The event is part of the "Cultural Guardians" program - a cooperation between the OBMIN Foundation in Warsaw, the State Monument Offices and the Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies (KIU) coordinated by Viadrina. As part of the training program, the participants will attend seminars and workshops in Warsaw, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin and then spend time in German and Polish cultural institutions.
Bronze Age Research in Brandenburg – Association Conference of Archaeological Research
In cooperation with the European University Viadrina, the Chair of Monument Conservation, the Collegium Polonicum and the Brandenburg State Office for Monument Conservation and Archaeological State Museum, the conference will take place from Monday, 8 September to Thursday, 11 September. September to Thursday, September 11, a joint conference of the Association for Archaeological Research will take place in the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice.
One highlight is the public lecture by Prof. Dr. Franz Schopper on the topic "Between North and South. A quarter of a century of Bronze Age research in Brandenburg" on Tuesday, September 9, 7 p.m. in the Gräfin Dönhoff Building, Lecture Hall 2. In his lecture, the Brandenburg state archaeologist and director of the State Archaeological Museum will present the research carried out since the turn of the millennium. From the investigations in the Lossow castle rampart to the new finds and discoveries in Seddin and Hertefeld, he will report on the impressive results of Bronze Age archaeology.
Ukraine and its European ties – KIU Summer School
The English-language KIU Summer School from Monday, 8 September to Friday, 19 September, will focus on Ukrainian-European relations and Ukrainian-European identity. The program of the Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies (KIU) brings together around 20 students and academics who are interested in historical, cultural, social, political, economic, legal and conflict-related questions on and about Ukraine.
The program entitled "Ukraine in Europe: Controversies, complexities and agency of a multifaceted interconnection" includes Ukrainian language courses, lessons in academic writing, a simulation game on EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and a workshop on conflict management and mediation. Half of the participants come from Ukraine and half from other countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
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Cultural Studies Paradigms in the Context of the Transatlantic History of Enslavement – Workshop
An interdisciplinary workshop entitled "Transversal Thought and Action – Cultural Studies Paradigms in the Context of the Transatlantic History of Enslavement" on Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12 will focus on research into the transatlantic history of enslavement. The aim of the workshop is to work out what potential the inclusion of Caribbean literary, linguistic and economic history holds for basic research in cultural studies. The interdisciplinary framework of the event also offers the opportunity to exchange views on the methodological working methods of the individual disciplines.
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The workshop is organized by PD Dr. Andrea Gremels (Chair of Western European Literatures) and Norah El Gammal (academic assistant at the Chair) and is sponsored by the Viadrina Center for Graduate Studies (VCGS) and the Förderkreis der Europa-Universität e. V..
The event will be held in German. Interested parties are cordially invited to attend.
Registration is requested by July 31 by e-mail to weslit@europa-uni.de