In order to protect themselves effectively against cyber attacks and significantly increase the level of information security, eight universities in the state of Brandenburg are working together on the "Information Security in the Network" (InfoSec) project. The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) and the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences are jointly leading the five-year project. The aim is to set up the universities in the state of Brandenburg structurally and organizationally in such a way that they will be ready for certification according to established IT security standards at the end of the project.

Great success for the Oder-Spree district: DALLI – the on-demand transport service in the Storkow and Scharmützelsee area is one of the 20 winners of the national competition "Arbeitswege gestalten. Mobile in rural areas".

The IHK Ostbrandenburg, together with the Mittelstandsverein Storkow, invites you to its 7th Casual Friday on Friday, August 8, 2025, from 5 p.m. at the Hirschluch youth education center in Storkow (Mark) – for networking between local entrepreneurs, politics and administration.

A few weeks ago, the collection of Neumark silver was ceremoniously presented to the public at the Viadrina Municipal Museum. With the support of the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Museums Viadrina e.V., it has since been possible to add another piece to the Frankfurt silver collection.

A framework agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA was formally concluded on the night of July 28, 2025: US tariffs on EU imports now amount to 15 percent. This is significantly lower than the 30 percent originally announced, but much higher than in the past. For this reason, the chambers of industry and commerce in Brandenburg continue to warn of the economic consequences of the settled customs dispute for export-oriented industries if there are no long-term agreements on relief for all industries in the near future.

Until September, the Fair Intercultural Summer 2025 invites all Frankfurters and guests to experience the diversity of the city and its people. The entire program is available on the city's website.

An illuminated façade has already cast the abandoned school building in Bischofstraße in Frankfurt (Oder) in a new light, arousing curiosity and anticipation about what will happen inside. For the performance "JACQUELINE", the doors and windows of the empty school will be reopened from August 5 to 31 and life will return to the corridors and classrooms, at least temporarily.

The Hirschaue estate was one of the winners of this year's Brandenburg Innovation Award as part of a joint project. The "reffiSchaf" project aims to establish a value chain for lamb and sheep meat and supports the preservation of Brandenburg's sheep farms and their cultural landscape.

In an open letter, the Pro Wirtschaft alliance addresses an appeal against the excessive regulation of housing construction, which is massively hindering urgently needed investment and the creation of affordable housing. The alliance members are in favor of practical reforms in housing construction and are calling for rapid relief for investors, municipalities and the economy in the region.

Minister Keller accepted an invitation from the Oderland-Spree Municipal Working Group (KAG) on June 27 to find out about current projects in the area of economic development and business park development. The work of the KAG was presented by the chairman of the working committee, Mr. Rainer Schinkel.