On Thursday, September 18, a new series of talks will begin in Frankfurt (Oder), linking citizens and local politics. The kick-off will deal with the topic of "Security in Frankfurt (Oder) and the real concerns behind it".

On Friday, September 19, at 4 p.m., interested parties will meet for a waste collection campaign on the Ziegenwerder as part of World Cleanup Day. The Viadrina and the European University Alliance ERUA, together with the IMD Labor Oderland and the German Red Cross, are inviting people to join in.

On November 5, 2025, the 14th Day of the Preschool Child will take place in the auditorium of the "Erich Kästner" elementary school from 4:00 p.m. The event is aimed specifically at parents. Childcare will be provided by the elementary school's after-school care center. Various experts with many years of experience with preschool children have been recruited for the day of action and will also answer individual questions after the workshops.

"Celebrating the common source – forging the bond of peace"! This is the motto for the festive service to mark the 900th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Lebus. It will take place on Sunday, September 28 at 2 p.m. in Fürstenwald Cathedral, the old episcopal church of the diocese.

The culturally diverse city of Łódź is the focus of a border talk on Wednesday, September 24 in the Senate Hall of the European University Viadrina. Theater scholar Prof. Dr. Karolina Prykowska-Michalak from the University of Łódź will talk about famous and lesser-known cultural approaches to her city in her lecture entitled "Theo, wir fahr'n nach Lodz – Annäherungen an eine Stadt".

A meeting between Mayor Claus Junghanns and his Słubice counterpart Marzena Słodownik and the German government's coordinator for German-Polish inter-societal and cross-border cooperation, Knut Abraham MP, focused on the border controls on both sides and their negative impact on the twin city.

September is finally here – the month of big celebrations! From 19 to 21 September, Altranft will be transformed into a lively festival location for the Brandenburg Village and Harvest Festival 2025. You can look forward to a whole weekend full of program, regional products, traditional crafts, music, culinary delights and many special encounters.

What values does the European Union represent in its foreign policy and from which sides are these values under attack? Scientists from 20 partner universities on five continents are researching these questions in the Jean Monnet Network ValEUs.

What characterizes Ukrainian society; how can its diversity and resilience be explained? These are the questions addressed by the book "Freiheitsschauplatz. A Portrait of Ukrainian Society", which will be presented on Thursday, September 18, 6:30 p.m. at the Frankfurt (Oder) City and Regional Library.

Under the motto "Strategically aligning foreign trade - strengthening Brandenburg's positioning on the world markets", the state of Brandenburg, together with the state working group of the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs), today launched a comprehensive dialog process to revise the 2018 foreign trade concept.