The East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce provides information about various events and dates in October: German-Polish Energy Conference, deGUT – Germany's largest trade fair for start-ups and entrepreneurship, Bunte Meile – Training and working where YOU live, and a webinar on company exposés.

The house opens up for a polyphonic experience of music, dance, puppet theater and concert. A walk-in total work of art: audiences can wander freely through six stations in and around the theater and discover the changing scenes – from an oversized puppet show in the forecourt to a birthday table with guests from seven decades of theater history, with their stories, memories and dreams.

Henryk Bereska is a still underestimated East German translator and poet, critical thinker and initiator of the intellectual debate on Polish literature in Germany. To mark the 20th anniversary of his death this year and the 100th anniversary of his birth next year, the Karl Dedecius Foundation of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is organizing a personal and literary evening of remembrance for Henryk Bereska on Wednesday, 15 October.

This year, the city of Frankfurt (Oder) is once again inviting all senior citizens aged 65 and over to the traditional "We are one big family" series of events. From December 3 to 7, the festively decorated exhibition hall will open its doors for afternoons of coffee and cake, music, encounters and entertainment.

The district of Märkisch-Oderland continues to systematically drive forward the expansion of its digital infrastructure. With the entry into the next phase of the fiber optic expansion, an important milestone has been reached: the aim is to provide the entire district with high-performance and future-proof Internet connections.

While several hundred thousand young people have started their training in Germany, the application phase for the next generation has already begun. The Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) and the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) are once again supporting them with a strong nationwide campaign that whets the appetite for training – fresh, bold and right on the pulse of the target group.

The publication provides an introduction to the theories and tools for assessing and managing conflict. In addition to classical conflict theory, it presents a variety of closely related topics such as justice, power, emotions and cognitive biases.

In November 2025, Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice will be focusing on the diversity of political education for a month under the motto "Border Experiences". More than 40 events at 17 different locations invite people of all ages to engage with democracy, history and current social issues.

German-Polish partnerships at municipal level an anchor in cross-border cooperation in the heart of Europe: Knut Abraham, Member of the German Bundestag and Coordinator for German-Polish inter-societal and cross-border cooperation of the Federal Government, also used his visit to Frankfurt (Oder) on September 3, 2025 to meet with representatives of the PRO EUROPA VIADRINA Euroregion and the East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

German and Polish academics are currently working on a bilingual handbook on the German occupation of Poland from 1939 to 1945 and its impact on Polish civil society. They are assessing the current state of research, critically evaluating it and drawing attention to gaps in knowledge. On Tuesday, October 7, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) invites you to a panel discussion with the editors.