Program
Welcome on the Days of Ukraine 2026 in Brandenburg - 7–9 October in Wildau / Berlin
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Wednesday, 07.10Open areaClose area
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Vertretung des Landes Brandenburg beim Bund, In den Ministergärten 3, 10117 Berlin |
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16:00 |
Discussion between Politics and Academia (non-public) |
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17:00 |
Registration / Admission |
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Opening evening of the Ukraine Days in Brandenburg |
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18:00 |
Musical Intermezzo |
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Maksym Beresowskyj, Violin Sonata in C major, 1st movement |
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Olga Glibovych (violin), Yaromyr Bozhenko (piano) |
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18:05 |
Welcome speech |
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David Kolesnyk, Authorized Representative of the State of Brandenburg to the Federal Government |
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18:10 |
Welcome speech |
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Mr. Dietmar Woidke, Minister President of the State of Brandenburg (tbc) |
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18:20 |
Welcome speech |
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H.E. Oleksii Makeiev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany |
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18:30 |
Musical Intermezzo |
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Mykola Lysenko (1842–1912), 2nd Ukrainian Rhapsody – “Dumka-Schumka” |
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Yaromyr Bozhenko (piano) |
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18:40 |
Welcome speech |
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Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal, President of the German Rectors’ Conference |
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18:45 |
Welcome speech |
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Prof. Dr. Olga Garaschuk, President of DUAG |
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18:50 |
Welcome speech |
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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Tippe, President of TH Wildau |
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18:55 |
Musical Intermezzo |
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Wasyl Barwinskyj, Prelude No. 2 |
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Yaromyr Bozhenko (piano) |
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19:00 |
Keynote address |
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Joachim Gauck, former Federal President of Germany |
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19:40 |
Closing remarks by the organizers |
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Prof. Dr. Marcus Frohme, Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko, Prof. Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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19:50 |
Musical Intermezzo |
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Maksym Beresowskyj, Violin Sonata in C major, 3rd movement |
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Olga Glibovych (violin), Yaromyr Bozhenko (piano) |
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20:00 |
Reception |
Thursday, 08.10Open areaClose area
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Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Hall 17 |
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9:00 |
Opening of the scientific program |
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Martin Melzer, Vice President of TH Wildau |
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Remarks from the organisers |
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9:15 |
Knowledge in Commitment: Building Ukrainian Studies at Viadrina across Borders and Disciplines |
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Chair: Dr. Susann Worschech |
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10:15 |
Networks and Funds All Over |
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Short presentations of several initiatives |
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11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 |
Cottbus Session |
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Chair: Dr. Tetiana Havlin |
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12:30 |
PhD Contest |
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple |
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13:30 |
Lunch |
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14:15 |
Ukrainian Literature and History from Potsdam |
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Alexander Wöll |
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15:15 |
DUHN Projects in Brandenburg |
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16:00 |
End of the scientific program |
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18:00 |
Festive evening with honourable speakers at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences |
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Opening message |
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, President of the Academy Prof. Dr. Christoph Markschies (tbc) |
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Young Network TransEurope / DUAG, Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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18:20 |
Welcome speech |
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Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, speaker to be updated |
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18:30 |
Keynote speech |
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Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture, Minister Dr. Manja Schüle |
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18:45 |
AI and information manipulation: threats and opportunities |
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MIT Center for International Studies, Dr. Halyna Padalko, disinformation researcher, Fulbright Scholar |
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19:00 |
Award Ceremonies for Early-Career Researchers |
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple |
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19:20 |
Panel discussion: “Rebuilding Ukraine together. Science as a pillar of a stronger Europe and a resilient democracy” |
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20:10 |
Get-together at the buffet |
Friday, 09.10Open areaClose area
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Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Hochschulring 1, 15745 Wildau, Hall 17 |
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9:00 |
DUAG Mitgliederversammlung |
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10:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 |
Technology from Wildau and Zeuthen for Ukraine |
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12:00 |
Nature conservation and restauration protecting ecosystem functions in the Ukraine |
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Mund |
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13:00 |
Mixed Session and Finals |
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Danilo Poliluev-Schmid |
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Veronika Wendland |
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Final remarks |
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13:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 |
Social programme |