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, State Secretary in the State Chancellery and Representative of the State of Brandenburg to the Federal Government |
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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 President of the Federal Republic 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 |
Prof. Dr. Klaus Martin Melzer, Vice President of TH Wildau |
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9:05 |
Greetings from the mayor of Wildau |
Bürgermeister Frank Nerlich |
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9:10 |
Welcome from the organisers |
Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko, Dr. Anna Grebinyk, Prof. Dr. Marcus Frohme |
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9:15 |
Technology from Wildau and Zeuthen for Ukraine |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Marcus Frohme |
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AI-Based Human Identification using Sphenoid Sinus Anatomy |
Dr. Viktoriia Alieksieieva |
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Towards Nanotechnology-Based Cancer Therapy in Collaboration with Ukrainian Partners: Experiences and the ongoing TRYSUB Project |
Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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Rehabilitation without Limits: AI bringing Expert Care beyond the Clinic |
Prof. Dr. Nataliya Bilous |
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Astrophysical Research at DESY and Partnership with Ukraine |
Director Prof. Dr. Christian Stegmann |
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10:15 |
Networks and Funds All Over: Short presentations of several initiatives |
Chair: Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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Funding opportunities in the DAAD |
Tilman Fietz Bockard |
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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: MSCA4Ukraine Impact, Philipp Schwartz Initiative and Other Funding Schemes |
Dr. Oksana Seumenicht |
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Building Lasting Scientific Partnerships: The Green Deal Ukraina and KECLab Experience |
Olga Bondarenko |
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11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 |
Ukraine in Focus: Research and Academic Collaboration at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg |
Chair: PD Dr. Tetiana Havlin |
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Eco-Technological Applications in the Newly Flooded Areas |
Astrid Schwarz |
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Martial Waterscapes of Ukraine |
Francesc Rodríguez |
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Obscenity, Agency, and Epistemic Voice: Ukrainian Women Combatants and the Language of War |
Dr. Mariya Shcherbyna |
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Connecting Threads: Vyshyvanka and the Embroidering of Ukrainian Community in Berlin |
Estibaliz Sienra Iracheta |
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12:30 |
PhD Contest |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple |
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Limit theorems for Karlin's occupancy scheme |
Valeriia Kotelnykova |
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Exploring the Civic Identity of Ukrainian Refugee Women in Germany Amidst the Russian-Ukrainian War |
Maria Grynevych |
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War in Ukraine, Collective Mobilization and Citizen Journalism 2.0: A Co-Construction of Informational Practices and Dynamics |
Léo-Paul Barthélémy |
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Strategies of wineries from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in the context of eurointegraton |
Viktor Golovii |
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13:15 |
Group Photo |
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13:25 |
Lunch |
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14:15 |
Potsdam and Ivano-Frankivsk: Cities, Universities and Civil Society in Times of War |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Alexander Wöll |
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Ariane Afsari, Volodymyr Kochan, Deputy Mayor Bernd Rubelt |
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15:00 |
German Ukrainian University Network (DUHN) Projects in Brandenburg |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko |
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Intro to the DUHN program by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
Tilman Fietz-Bockhard / Katja Thevs |
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The German-Ukrainian University Network ConnectED (Empowering Higher Education in Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation) |
Dr. Yuliia Nikitchenko |
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LLT – Learning and Teaching Together. A German-Ukrainian University Network |
Anna Steinmann |
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CRES: Climate Change Resilient Natural Resource Management Network |
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. (NMU, UA) Michael Schmidt |
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CoSMoS-NT: Computer Science Modular Joint Study Program NURE - TH Wildau |
Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko |
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15:45 |
Keynote: Truth Under Fire: Defending Scientific Facts |
Danylo E.B. Poliluev-Schmidt |
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16:00 |
End of the scientific program in Wildau |
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Festive evening with honourable speakers at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences |
Jägerstraße 22-23, 10117 Berlin |
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18:00 |
Opening message |
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences |
President of the Academy Prof. Dr. Christoph Markschies |
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Young Network TransEurope / DUAG |
Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
speaker to be updated |
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18:35 |
Musical interlude |
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18:40 |
Keynote: Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture |
Minister Dr. Manja Schüle |
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19:00 |
Award Ceremonies for Early-Career Researchers |
Prof. Dr. Gleba and Dr. Giritch, Nomad Bioscience |
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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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20:00 |
Musical interlude |
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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 Members Assembly |
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10:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 |
Knowledge in Commitment: Building Ukrainian Studies at Viadrina across Borders and Disciplines |
Chair: Dr. Susann Worschech |
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Dilemmas and Radical Honesty: The Impact Hub`s work on Integrated Peace Engagement in Ukraine |
Dr. Anne Holper, Institut für Konfliktmanagement (IKM), Co-Leiterin Center for Peace Mediation, Wissenschaftliche Leitung MA Conflict and Democracy und ViAPACS-Programm, Konsortialführung Impact Hub |
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Illuminating the Blind Spot: Establishing Ukrainian Studies in Germany |
Dr. Susann Worschech, Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin Kompetenzverbund Interdisziplinäre Ukrainestudien Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin |
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Kyiv-Mohyla remote Law Campus at Viadrina |
Anna Steinmann |
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11:50 |
Nature conservation and restauration protecting ecosystem functions in the Ukraine |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Mund |
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Intro by the president of the university |
Präsident Prof. Dr. Mathias Barth |
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Ukrainian-German Partnerships and Research Directions |
Angela Dichte |
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Environmental Doctoral & Research Alliance: Strengthening Environmental Research and Cooperation in Ukraine |
Prof. Artem Pavlychenko, First Vice-rector of the Dnipro University of Technology |
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Innovations and Challenges of a post-war Forest and environmental management in the Ukraine |
Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Mund |
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12:40 |
Keynote: AI and Information Manipulation: Threats and Opportunities |
Halyna Padalko |
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Final Remarks |
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13:15 |
Lunch |
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14:30 |
Social Programme |
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16:00 |
Tour: Ukrainian Sites in Berlin (in Ukrainian) |
Oleksandra Bienert |
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14:45 |
Tour: History of the Industry Campus Wildau (in English and German) |
Dr. Frank Seeliger (englisch), Klaus Steinborn (deutsch) |
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15:15 |
Tour: Castle Königs Wusterhausen - Residence of the Soldier King (in English) |