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Z przyjemnością informujemy, że Prof. Krzysztof Ruchniewicz, pracownik Instytutu Historycznego i dyrektor Centrum Studiów Niemieckich i Europejskich im. Willy’ego Brandta naszego Uniwersytetu, otrzymał od ministra spraw zagranicznych, Radosława Sikorskiego, nominację na członka Komitetu „Nagrody za szczególne zasługi dla rozwoju stosunków polsko–niemieckich”.

Nagroda Polsko-Niemiecka została ustanowiona na mocy Traktatu o Dobrym Sąsiedztwie i Przyjaznej Współpracy pomiędzy Polską w Niemcami w 1991 r. Przyznawana jest osobom lub instytucjom polskim i niemieckim. Po raz ostatni wręczono nagrodę pośmiertnie prof. Władysławowi Bartoszewskiemu w 2015 roku.

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Spotkanie informacyjne nt. kierunku:

INTERDYSCYPLINARNE STUDIA EUROPEJSKIE

Zapraszamy do wzięcia udziału w spotkaniu otwartym poświęconym rekrutacji na kierunek studiów magisterskich „Interdyscyplinarnych Studiów Europejskich” (ISE) prowadzonego na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim przez Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych oraz Centrum Studiów Niemieckich i Europejskich im. Willy’ego Brandta (CSNE).

Spotkanie odbędzie 10 września (wtorek) w godzinach 18:30-19:30 w trybie zdalnym na platformie ZOOM.

Link do spotkania:

https://zoom.us/j/91576055462?pwd=iHKGW96HDZOvwnOtFJTZdHh1xQ7kQv.1

Meeting ID: 915 7605 5462
Passcode: 250417

O Interdyscyplinarnych studiach europejskich opowiedzą wykładowcy prowadzący zajęcia na tym kierunku: dr Anna Kurpiel i dr Maciej Olejnik.

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Informacje na temat kierunku można znaleźć w zakładce DYDAKTYKA -> Interdyscyplinarne Studia Europejskie (ISE)

Rekrutacja trwa do 13 września 2024r. 

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Ukraine between history and present: challenges of war, historical narratives and conflicts of interpretation

A series of public lectures by Ukrainian scientists and researchers (Hybrid format)

June-December 2024

Location: Room 13, Willy Brandt Centre, ul. Strażnicza 1-3, Wrocław (with transmission in zoom)

It is very important not to forget that the Russian war against Ukraine is still ongoing, and solidarity with Ukraine is very important so that this war does not spread to other European countries. This war with many bloody crimes of the Russian army against the civilian population, with many monstrous destructions of civilian homes, hospitals, universities, schools and other civilian objects has been going on for more than 2 years now. 

Information support is also extremely important, including supporting Ukrainian matter in public discourse and creating new platforms for discussing the important issues of Russia's criminal war against Ukraine. Therefore, at the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies (WBZ) there started a project aimed at the organization and conducting a series of public lectures by Ukrainian scientists and researchers on the topic “Ukraine between history and present: challenges of war, historical narratives and conflicts of interpretation”.

The project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Five lectures are planned for this series, running from June to December 2024.

Another important goal of the project is promoting the development of professional networks on German and European topics between ZDES/DAAD, namely strengthening network relationships through the interaction of participants during discussions, thereby also forming the conditions for organizing future seminars for a network of centers on the current topics discussed as a continuation and further development of current Ukrainian research topics in the global political and cultural context.

The Willy Brandt Centre for German and European Studies invites you to these public lectures:

Moderator of the discussions: Prof. Sören Brinkmann

Organizer of the lecture series: Prof. Oksana Danylenko

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Partner Institutions for these events: Coordination Center of the German Studies Center (ZDS) at Peking University, FU Berlin (Dr. Julia Kobzar)

The project is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The events will be held in a hybrid format (streamed on Zoom with English-Polish translation); additional information and links will be provided in separate announcements closer to the event.

*There may be some changes in the program.

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Report on the public lecture about Ukraine on the topic “War-time volunteering and population displacement: from spontaneous help to organized volunteering in post-2014 Ukraine" given by a Prof. Dr. Oksana Mikheieva at WBZ

A series of public lectures titled "Ukraine Between History and Modernity: War Challenges, Historical Narratives, and a Conflict of Interpretations" has commenced at the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies (WBZ), the project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Five lectures are planned for this series, running from June to December 2024. Our partner in the implementation of this project is Coordination Center of the German Studies Center (ZDS) at Peking University, FU Berlin.

The first lecture on the topic „War-time volunteering and population displacement: from spontaneous help to organized volunteering in post-2014 Ukraine" was given by a Prof. Dr. Oksana Mikheieva, who is a UNET Fellow at ZOiS/the Centre for East European and international Studies. She is also a professor of sociology at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv). 

The main questions considered in the public lecture were the following: 

• Volunteering in Ukraine: theoretical approaches
• Context & Method
• Hybrid nature of volunteering in Ukraine since 2014
• Informal networks, NGOs and volunteer groups
• Volunteer groups and businesses
• Volunteer groups and state authorities
• Cooperation with international organizations.

The discussion was brilliant moderated by Prof. Dr. hab. Sören Brinkmann (WBZ). The listeners were active both in the auditorium and in on-line discussion. A number of interesting questions were asked. Including all the questions, answers, and audience comments in this brief report is not feasible. However, here are some key questions and comments that capture the essence of the discussion.

Among the questions asked by the listeners were, for example, the following.

“There was an excerpt from an interview in which the interviewee cited humanitarian reasons for their voluntary assistance. What other reasons were given, and did this assistance and these experiences among the volunteers change their national sentiment or perspective on the Ukrainian nation?” (Kai Seiler, currently Erasmus student at this University. I study at the University Augsburg Social Sciences in BA).

“Were there any cases of negative experiences of interaction of voluntary organizations with state authorities?” (Dr. Julia Kobzar, Coordination Center of the German Studies Center (ZDS) at Peking University, FU Berlin)

“I am impressed by the strength of self-organized volunteering in post 2015 Ukraine. My question is: Do you see a correlation between the weakness of the structures of the State and the readiness of citizens to commit themselves in volunteering?” (Dr. Peter Schiffauer, Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Law at Fernuniversität in Hagen, Deputy Director of the Dimitris Tsatsos Institute for European Constitutional Studies)

“What is the current level of corruption in Ukraine, and how does it affect the development of volunteering in this country?” (Dr. Maciej Olejnik, Willy Brandt Center/University of Wrocław) 

“Did the religious organizations provide any volunteer assistance in Ukraine at the beginning of the war and what kind of assistance was it?” (Dr. hab. Małgorzata Ruchniewicz, Professor at the Institute of History / University of Wroclaw) 

The selected questions demonstrate the audience's sincere interest, highlighting the scope of the discussion and the range of issues addressed by representatives from various countries, institutions, and organizations. Notably, during her report and responses, Prof. Oksana Mikheieva drew not only from her own research but also from her extensive experience in understanding the war against Ukraine since its inception in 2014.

Four more public lectures will be given by the Ukrainian Scientists and Researches at the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies (WBZ). The program of the series of public lecture "Ukraine Between History and Modernity: War Challenges, Historical Narratives, and a Conflict of Interpretations" you can see here:

• PROGRAM (.pdf)

The nearest lecture by Prof. Dr. Andrii Portnov (European University Viadrina, Director of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies, Frankfurt / Oder, Germany) on the topic "Re-thinking Polish and Ukrainian Studies in the Context of the Ongoing Russia's War against Ukraine" is planned in October 2024. This lecture will be continuing the project: the series of public lecture "Ukraine Between History and Modernity: War Challenges, Historical Narratives, and a Conflict of Interpretations" at the Willy Brand Center. 

You are welcome!

Author – the scientific coordinator of the project Prof. Dr. Oksana Danylenko (WBZ/UWr)

The Willy Brandt Centre for German and European Studies, University of Wrocław

invites to public lecture:

War-time volunteering and population displacement: from spontaneous help to organised volunteering in post-2014 Ukraine 

Prof. Dr. Oksana Mikheieva

 ZOiS/the Centre for East European and international Studies (Berlin, Germany) / Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine)

Date: June 4th, 2024, 14.00-15.30,

Location: Room 13, Willy Brandt Centre, ul.Strażnicza 1-3, Wrocław

Link: https://zoom.us/j/94097872678?pwd=aStMeGNmbHF6VEJWMU9VTkgyTzNtdz09

Meeting ID: 940 9787 2678
Passcode: 056928

Information about the guest lecturer: 

Oksana Mikheieva is a UNET Fellow at ZOiS/the Centre for East European and international Studies. In 2020-2023 she was a DAAD professor at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. She is also a professor of sociology at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv). Additionally, she serves on the editorial board of peer-review journals “Ukraina moderna”, “City: History, Culture, Society”, and “East” (“Skhid”). She has participated in more than 20 sociological research projects, in 12 of which she was a principal investigator. She researches a wide range of areas, including the historical aspects of deviant and delinquent behavior, urban studies, paramilitary motivations, forced displacement, migration. 

This upcoming lecture by Prof.Dr.Oksana Mikheieva on the topic ‘War-time volunteering and population displacement: from spontaneous help to organised volunteering in post-2014 Ukraine’ will present the results of her collaborative study with Dr. Irina Kuznetsova (University of Birmingham). Ukrainian volunteering was a response to the events of Euromaidan and the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014. Presentation will address the hybrid character of volunteering in Ukraine via its relations with business, communities, social welfare and state authorities. We argue that the character of these relations impacts the state of the civil society role in addressing issues with displacement in 2022.  The developed volunteering practices have a high capacity to support the post-war reconstruction in Ukraine.

This lecture is the first of a series of lectures on the topic "Ukraine between history and modernity: war challenges, historical  narratives and a conflict of interpretations".

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