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Registration Open: UKRAINETT+ Conference 2026
State and Society Under Pressure: Internal and External Dynamics WHEN: 11 Nov. 09.00 – 12.00WHERE: OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, Pilestredet 46 On-site registration Digital registration We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the public part of the annual UKRAINETT+ Conference, titled “State and Society Under Pressure: Internal and External Dynamics.”…
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UKRAINETT+ Conference: Key note presentation (12 November)
This lecture will be available to the public online on Thursday, 12 November, from 09:00 to 09:45. A streaming link will be shared on this page (no registration required). *If you have already registered for the academic conference, you are also registered for the public part of the conference. For participants attending the academic part…
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UKRAINETT+ Conference: Key note presentations (11 November)
These keynotes are available to registered attendees. To register for the public part of the conference, please use the link below. Participants who register for digital attendance will receive access to the online keynote stream. On-site registration Digital registration *If you have already registered for the academic conference, you are also registered for the public…
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Surveys Amongst Ukrainians in Norway
Researchers at NIBR are conducting a research project where we investigate how Ukrainian refugees experience their life in Norway. As part of the project, we conduct an annual survey to Ukrainians who fled to Norway after the Russian full-scale invasion, to get knowledge about their experiences. The questions regard the Ukrainians’ experience with Norwegian authorities…
HROMADA conference and workshop in Riga
On 8–9 October, researchers and practitioners from the Nordic-Baltic countries and Ukraine gathered in Riga for the fourth annual HROMADA conference and workshop, hosted at the University of Latvia. Many UKRAINETT members were present and presented at the events. The public conference, Strengthening Ukraine: Sharing Knowledge for a Sustainable Future, focused on three key topics:…
New UKRAINETT+ Newsletter in Ukrainian
As part of the UKRAINETT+ project, we are pleased to present our ninth Ukrainian newsletter, prepared by Olena Muradyan, Dean of the Faculty of Sociology at Karazin Kharkiv University and coordinator of the Ukrainian network branch. The newsletter provides information about past and future activities of the Ukrainian research institutions that make up the UKRAINETT+ project branch…
Ukrainian Studies at UiB – New Online-Based Microcredentials (2,5 ECTs)
Photo credit: Sigmund Grønlie Bolme/UiB The University of Bergen’s UA-FLEX project will offer three new micro-credentials in the upcoming spring semester. The courses focus on Crimea (UKR641: Halvøya Krym: historie, samtid og kultur), Languages in Ukraine (UKR642: Språk i Ukraina: politikk, identitet og kultur), and Cities of Ukraine (UKR643: Urban mosaikk: identitet, mangfold og endring…
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UKRAINETT represented at Annual Conference 2026 “Spatial Turns In Ukrainian Studies” in Regensburg
Photo credit: Anna Khomutkova. From left to right: Guido Hausmann (Denkraum Ukraine; IOS Regensburg, Germany), Martin Paulsen (University of Bergen and Ukrainett, Norway), Susann Worschech (European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder); KIU Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin, Germany), Olena Palko (URIS Basel, Switzerland), Natalia Khanenko-Friesen (CIUS Edmonton, University of Alberta, Canada)…
NORKOM 2026 (26 – 27 November)
We are pleased to share a call for abstracts for NORKOM 2026, the 35th annual Nordic Local Government Research Conference, which will take place at OsloMet on 26–27 November 2026. This year’s conference will have a special focus on Ukraine, and we particularly encourage researchers working on Ukraine to submit abstracts and join us in…
Nye lærekompendier i ukrainsk
Atle Grønn har i samarbeid med Natalia Zhytova utgitt kompendiene “Ukrainsk-norsk tematisk ordbok” og “Ukrainsk på 1-2-3». Kompendiene brukes i undervisning i ukrainsk ved Universitetet i Oslo (UKR1001/1002/1101). Prosjektet er finansiert av “SPRUKiO — Ukrainsk språk og områdekunnskap ved UiO» med støtte fra Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse (Hk-dir), utlysning UA-KOMP-FL-2025. Boken kan bestilles…
Displaced human capital: retraining, labour-market integration and social adaptation in Norway, Poland and Ukraine (2 September)
Live-stream recording https://youtu.be/ZrFQnRJl6GI WHEN: 2 September, 14:45 – 16:00WHERE: Pilestredet 48, Eva Balkes hus: S141, Gerd Wangs auditorium The outbreak of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the displacement of millions of people. Many of those displaced are highly educated, predominantly women, and face significant challenges in translating their existing qualifications into employment…
Læringstilbud om ukrainsk språk, historie og kultur
Vi ønsker å gjøre dere oppmerksomme på flere nye og oppdaterte læringstilbud knyttet til ukrainsk språk, historie og kultur denne høsten! Universitetet i Oslo Ukrainsk på 1-2-3! I høst tilbyr Universitetet i Oslo for første gang to språkkurs i ukrainsk: ett for nybegynnere (nivå 1, UKR1001) og ett for viderekomne (nivå 3, UKR1101). All undervisning…
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UKRAINETT receives award for outstanding contribution to Ukrainian Studies
Photo: Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies. From the award ceremony UKRAINETT has been awarded the Ukrainian Studies Distinguished Award by the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies. The award was presented during the official opening ceremony of the international conference Ukraine in the World, at the Lviv National Opera on 8 July 2026. The Global Coalition recognised…
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Program for Ukraina-kompetanse – Ettårige midler 2026
Denne utlysningen skal bidra til økt kunnskap om Ukraina i det norske samfunnet og gjøre aktører i Norge bedre skikket til å inngå samarbeid med aktører i Ukraina. Utlysningen er på totalt inntil 4 millioner norske kroner. Alle virksomheter som er registrert i Enhetsregisteret kan søke om tilskudd under denne utlysningen. Søkerne kan knytte til…
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Democracy under war and reconstruction: A theoretical framework for democratic resilience in Ukraine
A new OsloMet project, led by researchers at NIBR, has received funding to investigate how democracy is affected by war and a future reconstruction phase in Ukraine. The project “Democracy under War and Reconstruction: A Theoretical Framework for Democratic Resilience in Ukraine” brings together researchers from OsloMet to examine how democratic institutions and practices are…
UKRAINETT+ Conference Call for Abstracts – Review Round
We can confirm that the call for abstracts for the next annual UKRAINETT+ Conference, titled “State and Society Under Pressure: Internal and External Dynamics,” hosted by OsloMet on 11–12 November 2026, is now closed. We received many submissions and will now assess all abstracts before July 6. We look forward to confirming the programme as…
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New UKRAINETT+ Newsletter in Ukrainian
As part of the UKRAINETT+ project, we are pleased to present our seventh Ukrainian newsletter, prepared by Olena Muradyan, Dean of the Faculty of Sociology at Karazin Kharkiv University and coordinator of the Ukrainian network branch. The newsletter provides information about past and future activities of the Ukrainian research institutions that make up the UKRAINETT+ project branch…
Nansen EDU 2025 – Allocations
The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir) has awarded funding to 16 three-year projects through Nansen EDU – a Norwegian–Ukrainian collaboration in higher education. The call was published on 2 December 2025 with an application deadline of 2 March 2026 for a maximum of NOK 80 million. 76 applications were received, of which…
Podcast episode – How has the war changed the Ukrainian labor market?
Як війна змінила український ринок праці? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fjp9SQNzps UKRAINETT PLUS – ініціатива, спрямована на зміцнення дослідницької співпраці між Норвегією та Україною. Проєкт, фінансований Дослідницькою радою Норвегії, має на меті підтримку українських дослідницьких установ, поширення знань про Україну та сприяння відновленню нашої держави. Цього разу говоримо про те, як війна змінила ринок праці в Україні. У цьому…
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IFS Breakfast seminar: Popular Opinion and Opinion Polling in Ukraine and Russia (4 June)
What do we really know about how people in Ukraine and Russia think about the war, the authorities, and the prospects for a possible peace agreement? On 4 June, the Ukraine Program and the Full Spectrum Threats program at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) invite you to a breakfast seminar at Litteraturhuset (Oslo)…