On Wednesday, October 15, 4 p.m., a Viadrina Debate will take place for the first time. The topic of the first edition of the new event series is "Shifting power through AI: who benefits, who loses?"

At the German-Polish Senior Citizens' Academy on Tuesday, October 14, cardiologist Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Wutzler will speak on the topic "Treatment of atrial fibrillation – How good are the chances and what do I have to pay attention to?" The lecture will be simultaneously interpreted into Polish.

In the Viadrina Museum, Dr. Agnieszka Lindenhayn-Fiedorowicz follows the traces of a forgotten cultural landscape.

This year's motto for the nationwide Mental Health Week is "Let confidence grow - mentally strong for the future". The focus will be on the target group of young people in particular and preventative and psychosocial services will be highlighted.

On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the short guided tour "Founders, Goldsmiths and Dignitaries" on "Silver of the Neumark" with Dr. Sonja Michaels will take place at 4 p.m. in the Viadrina Museum. The new cabinet exhibition in the baroque "Odersaal" of the Junkerhaus takes visitors into the world of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Together with the Digital Angel, the mobile advice team for digital issues from Deutschland sicher im Netz e.V., the Frankfurt-Słubice Cooperation Center is organizing an information event on the topic of "Smartphones and tablets – basics for older people".

This winter, the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder)/Słubice will once again be transformed into a place of encounter and pre-Christmas community: the Living Advent Calendar is entering a new round. We are looking for creative hosts who would like to fill a door with life – with music, craft activities, readings or other ideas around the theme of Christmas.

PlantAge is celebrating the pumpkin festival and harvest time at the vegetable field in Markendorf, a district of Frankfurt (Oder). Visitors can look forward to a wonderful day full of enjoyment, fellowship and campfires with the whole family, as well as guided tours of the field, pumpkin carving, face painting for children, pumpkin soup, bread and drinks and farm sales.

Drei Eichen invites you to the clay oven day: the oven will be fired up in the morning and the first treats from the oven and grill can be expected from 12 noon. There will be tarte flambée and various types of bread, grilled sausages, game goulash and vegan dishes, coffee, tea and cake, mulled wine, children's punch from the Waldcafé and freshly squeezed apple juice. There is also a small flea market on site.

The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) welcomes its new students. Following the induction week, the lecture period for the winter semester 2025/26 begins on Monday, October 13. With numerous public events on currently relevant social topics, the researchers at the European University are also addressing interested visitors from the region.