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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15:30 |
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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Natalia Chernopaschenko, Counsellor of the Embassy of Ukraine in 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 Rector's 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 - "Nicht den Ängsten folgen - den Mut wählen" |
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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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8:30 |
Registration |
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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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Greetings from the mayor of Wildau |
Bürgermeister Frank Nerlich |
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Greetings from the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work Direction International Cooperation of Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics |
Prof. Dr. Anastasiya Chupryna |
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Welcome from the organisers. Signing of cooperation agreement „Wildau – NURE Quantum IT Alliance“ (WiN Q-IT Alliance) |
Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko, Dr. Anna Grebinyk, Prof. Dr. Marcus Frohme |
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9:30 |
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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10:30 |
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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Ukrajina Cinema |
Antonina Gotfrid |
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11:15 |
Coffee break |
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11:45 |
Ukraine in Focus: Research and Academic Collaboration at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg |
Chair: PD Dr. Tetiana Havlin |
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With Ecotechnology against Ecocide? |
Prof. Dr. habil. Astrid Schwarz |
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Martial Waterscapes of Ukraine |
Dr. Francesc Rodríguez |
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Connecting Threads: Vyshyvanka and the Embroidering of Ukrainian Community in Berlin |
Dr. Estibaliz Sienra Iracheta |
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In Memory of Dr. Mariya Shcherbyna: A Life of Scholarship, Courage, and Solidarity |
PD Dr. Tetiana Havlin & Prof. Dr. habil. Kateryna Karpenko |
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12:45 |
PhD Contest |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple |
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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 |
From Knowledge to Action: Potsdam’s Partnerships with Ukraine |
Chair: Prof. Dr. Alexander Wöll |
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From Partnership to Practice: Potsdam and Ivano-Frankivsk in Times of War |
Deputy Mayor Bernd Rubelt |
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Ukrainians Shaping Potsdam: Community, Culture and Civic Action |
Volodymyr Kokhan |
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Making Ukrainian Culture Visible: Cultural Education and Solidarity |
Ariane Afsari |
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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-Bockard |
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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 |
Marianna Schulz, M.A |
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CoSMoS-NT: Computer Science Modular Joint Study Program NURE - TH Wildau |
Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko |
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16:00 |
End of the scientific program in Wildau |
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Academic Evening at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) |
Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin |
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18:00 |
Opening message |
Moderation: Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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Welcome |
Prof. Dr. Christoph Markschies, President, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) |
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18:10 |
Prerecorded greetings |
Oleksandra Matviichuk, human rights lawyer, head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (2022) |
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18:15 |
Greetings by the organizers |
Prof. Dr. Marcus Frohme, TH Wildau, President of the Days of Ukraine 2026/ Prof. Dr. Alina Nechyporenko, TH Wildau, NURE/ Dr. Anna Grebinyk, DUAG, Young Network TransEurope, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY |
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18:20 |
"Berlin castle" Music and lyrics by Klaus Hellmuth |
performed by Alina Nechyporenko |
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18:25 |
Keynote Address |
Carolin Roeder, Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture |
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18:45 |
Award Ceremony for Early-Career Researchers |
Award presented by: |
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple, Vice President, German-Ukrainian Academic Society (DUAG), University of Duisburg-Essen |
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Prof. Dr. Yuri Gleba, Nomad Bioscience |
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Dr. Anatoliy Gyrych, Nomad Bioscience |
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19:00 |
Panel Discussion “Rebuilding Together: Ukrainian Science as a Pillar of a Stronger Europe and a Resilient Democracy” |
Moderation: Dr. Anna Grebinyk |
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Panelists: |
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Dr. Ulrike Hopp-Nishanka, Head of Ukraine Division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) |
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Prof. Dr. Christian Stegmann, Director of Astroparticle Physics, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY |
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Dr. Oleksandra Keudel, PhD, Founding Director, Center for Democratic Resilience, Kyiv School of Economics, DUAG |
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19:40 |
Talk: “Truth Under Fire: Defending Scientific Facts” |
Danylo E. B. Poliluev-Schmidt, disinformation researcher and book author |
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19:55 |
"Kharkiv Sky" Music by Alina Nechyporenko & Klaus Hellmuth, lyrics by Alina Nechyporenko |
performed by Alina Nechyporenko |
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20:00 |
Get-together at the buffet |
Networking and informal exchange |
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 |
Dr. 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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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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German-Ukrainian Cooperation on Close-to-Nature Forest Management in Western Ukraine |
Dr., Dr. habil. Vasyl Lavnyy, Vice-Rector for Research, Professor at Ukrainian National Forestry University |
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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 |
Ukrainian Sites in Berlin (in Ukrainian) |
Oleksandra Bienert, Humboldt University of Berlin / CineMova Ukrainian Empowerment Network e.V. |
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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) |