Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies

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Founded in July 2023, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) merges the Center for Interdisciplinary Polish Studies and the Chair for Entangled History of Ukraine into a new research institution at the European University Viadrina. The VCPU focuses on interdisciplinary research on Polish and Ukrainian history and the present day, as well as on the transfer of science-based and up-to-date knowledge about Poland and Ukraine to the public.

Interdisciplinary conferences, workshops, open lectures, summer academies, research trips as well as university lectures and seminars by the VCPU’s academic staff and international guest researchers, several publication series, an academic blog and a YouTube channel stimulate research on Poland and Ukraine and underline the special role of the Viadrina as a place of European intellectual exchange.

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Große Scharrnstraße 59, DE 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
+49 335-5534 2445
vcpu@europa-uni.de
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Visitor address

Große Scharrnstraße 23a
DE 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
Räume 301-311

News

‘Common Europe’ summer school in Toruń: The strenuous everyday life of European politicians

It was probably the last warm Sunday of the year when our small group of Viadrina students and Viadrina students and VCPU staff travelled to Toruń (Poland) for the ‘Common Europe’ summer school. Accompanied by sunshine, the thematic the thematic discussion of Europe began on the train: the roots of a common Europe were Europe were discussed, family histories were presented and the justifiability of the of Inowrocław as Hohensalza on the German Google maps was questioned. > Read more in German

Technology and Transformation - Conference "Tensions of Europe" at the European University Viadrina

Around 150 international researchers will be discussing the interplay between technology and transformation at the 11th "Tensions of Europe" conference at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) from 19 to 21 September 2024. The summer school and conference are being held at the Viadrina for the first time this year. The organisers are the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) and the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) of the European University Viadrina.

Closely interwoven regions, diverse mobilities and the Eastern Railway - Prof Dr Jan Musekamp presents new book

On 10 July 2024, Prof. Dr Jan Musekamp presented his new book "Shifting Lines, Entangled Boderlands. Mobilities and Migration along the Prussian Eastern Railroad" at the Ulrich von Hutten bookshop in Frankfurt. Before he moves to Warsaw in September as Vice Director of the German Historical Institute, he will stop off at the Viadrina. There he will be a visiting researcher at the Viadrina Centre of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) over the summer.

European Committee of the State Parliament met at the Viadrina

The Committee for European Affairs and Development Policy of the Brandenburg State Parliament met on 13 June 2024 in Viadrina's Logensaal. Prof. Dr Andrii Portnov, Co-Director of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies, and Dr Bartosz Jagura, Administrative Director of the Collegium Polonicum, welcomed the committee members and gave an input on cross-border cooperation at Viadrina. After the committee meeting, the committee toured the Viadrina campus.

Events

Oct

Friday 09.15

Poland and Its Neighbours in the 20th and 21st Century, 1918-2022. Convergences and Divergences

Oct

Monday 17.30

Jerzy-Giedroyc-Forschungskolloquium: Kinofilm und Gespräch „Treasure – Familie ist ein fremdes Land“

Nov

Thursday 14.00

Symposium Bartoszewski Promemoria 4: ‘Peace Communication: Mediation, Language, Politics’

Research | Teaching | Transfer

Research

The research carried out at the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies is dedicated to Poland and Ukraine in a broad transregional context, considering the close entanglements – commonalities as well as conflicts – in this multi-layered contact zone. Recognizing the cultural and political agency of Poland and Ukraine, we treat our research as an integrative endeavor with a strategic interdisciplinary focus.

Teaching

In line with its research focus, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies pursues the strategy of integrating Polish, Ukrainian, as well as Central and Eastern European studies into as many courses at the Viadrina as possible. For this reason, courses are generally offered in English and German, together with a number of seminars in Polish and Ukrainian, and are aimed at students from all three faculties at all levels of qualification – BA, MA and PhD.

Transfer

We want to share the results of our enquiries with the public. Scientifically based, trustworthy knowledge and information, especially about the complex situations and conditions in Central and Eastern Europe, are urgently needed in Germany. In order to transfer the findings of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies projects into an enlightened public debate, we will further develop our existing formats.