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In our monthly newsletter, we inform you about current developments, projects, events, publications and funding opportunities related to our Center for Ukrainian Studies „Denkraum Ukraine “/ „Think Space Ukraine“.

In the early 2000s, the notion of a “divided Ukraine” emerged as a dominant explanatory framework: on the one hand, a pro-European, liberal West, and on the other, a Soviet-nostalgic, pro-Russian East.

Can we compare the displacement of 12-14 million Germans after 1945 and Ukrainian migration after 2022 to open new perspectives and identify similarities, differences, and broader patterns? This question laid at the core of the discussion…

The Winter School “Ukrainian Migration in Europe and Worldwide in the 20th and 21st Centuries” took place on 23-27 March 2026, at the Ukrainian Free University in Munich and explored the topic of Ukrainian migration in its many dimensions.

Ukraine's energy and utility infrastructure remains under massive pressure. Since the beginning of 2026, Russian forces have carried out targeted, widespread attacks on power plants, substations, and other parts of the electricity system. These…

Four years after the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, not only has Ukraine changed, but so has the way it is seen. Today, German academia is conducting more intensive research on Ukraine than ever before. But what does this attention…

From November 12 to 14, 2025, the interdisciplinary workshop “War, Peace, Fragmented Orders, and Political Dialogues. Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives from Political Science and International Law” brought together over 20 participants…

How has Ukraine commemorated the soldiers and veterans of World War II since 1991? In our new #DUVlog, our coordinator Dr. Olha Martyniuk examines Ukrainian commemorative culture since its independence in the context of World War II.

The workshop “Ukraine's EU Accession Process: Establishing and Securing Rule of Law Structures in the Long-Term” took place on October 12-19, 2025, in Regensburg, bringing together more than 35 speakers from Ukraine, Germany, Romania, Cyprus, Bosnia,…

How do organizations and institutions change in times of war? What roles do state, societal, and economic actors play during and after violent conflict? These questions were at the heart of our Annual Conference 2025 on 9-11 October 2025 at the…

“Denkraum Ukraine” at the University of Regensburg is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) though the funds from the Federal Foreign Office (AA) from 2024 to 2028. The goal of our center is to contribute to establishing…

In the virtual dialogue of our #DUVlog, our co-speaker Prof. Dr. Mirja Lecke (University of Regensburg) and Anna Malitska (Odesa National I. I. Mechnykov University) talk about the friendship between these UNESCO World heritage cities, their common…

Over five exciting days, the Winter School 'Ukraine's Cultural Heritage: EU Diplomacy and Regional Perspectives' at the University of Regensburg brought together 26 participants from six countries, 14 lecturers, and 9 speakers. The event was packed…