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UKRAINETT+ conference: Public Keynotes
The two keynote presentations from the UKRAINETT+ conference at the University of Bergen, “The War and Beyond: Perspectives on Ukrainian Culture and Society”, are now available on our YouTube channel. Culture Bridges in Europe and Ukrainian Literature During Wartime: Identity, Resistance, and Cultural Dialogue (Bohdana Neborak) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55lI9CyaWHo Bohdana Neborak delivered a public keynote exploring how…
UKRAINETT joins the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies
UKRAINETT participated in a meeting on 23 October at the University of Oslo with First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha. The occasion marked the formal accession of UKRAINETT and three Norwegian academic institutions to the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies, a growing international alliance dedicated to advancing knowledge and…
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New IFS Insights: Ukraine and the Prospect of Future Elections
Photo: Institutt for forsvarsstudier (IFS) A recently published IFS policy brief, written by Oleksandra Deineko, senior researcher, NIBR OsloMet; Researcher at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS), aims to explore the current dilemma surrounding elections in Ukraine by analysing the public discourse and the challenges of organizing elections…
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Practical workshop on trauma-informed approaches to research and teaching (11 November)
Photo: Screen Media WHERE: The University of Tromsø, UB 244 WHEN: 11 November, 09.30–16.30 The large-scale resettlement of Ukrainian refugees across Europe has drawn growing research interest from linguists, sociolinguists, sociologists, and educators. Yet, in most cases, neither researchers nor educators have specialized training in working with populations who may have been exposed to traumatic events.…
Healthcare Preparedness in the Nordic Region: How Prepared Are We? (November 12)
WHERE: Litteraturhuset Oslo, Kverneland WHEN: 12 November, 14:00 – 15:30 Healthcare preparedness has received a lot of attention in recent years — and for good reason. The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have demonstrated how vulnerable our societies can be without a comprehensive and inclusive preparedness system. The Nordic countries generally have strong welfare…
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Kronikk: Noreg treng meir Ukraina-kompetanse
“Noreg gir over 200 milliardar i støtte til Ukraina. I ein slik situasjon er det behov for å gjere mykje meir for å spreie kunnskap om Ukraina i det norske samfunnet og hjelpe ukrainarane til å sikre seg den kompetansen dei treng for å stå imot den russiske invasjonen og byggje opp landet igjen.” Martin…
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Frokostseminar om ukrainsk økonomi og norsk-ukrainsk økonomisk samarbeid (31 Oktober)
UKRAINETT og OsloMet har gleden av å invitere til et åpent frokostseminar om ukrainsk økonomi og norsk-ukrainsk økonomisk samarbeid. NÅR: Fredag 31 oktober, 08.30–10.30 HVOR: OsloMet, Pilestredet 44, Elisabeth Lampes hus, Auditorium V130. STREAMING: Join Zoom Meetinghttps://oslomet.zoom.us/j/65603770225Meeting ID: 656 0377 0225Password: 056301 Vennligst vær oppmerksom på at du kan bli bedt om å oppgi møtekode…
Ukraine at War: How to mobilize the people for war? (28 October)
Photo: IFS After four years of fighting against Russia’s full-scale invasion, questions of mobilisation and public resilience are more urgent than ever. This seminar, hosted by The Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC) under the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats, offers expert insights into how mobilisation policies have developed and what they mean for the course…
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New UKRAINETT+ Newsletter in Ukrainian
As part of the UKRAINETT+ project, we are pleased to present our fifth 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…
Ellisiv of Kyiv, Queen of Norway One Thousand Years Ago (24 October)
Illustration: students of Department of Visual Design and Art, Lviv Polytechnic National University. Who was Queen Ellisiv, born one thousand years ago in Kyiv? She married King Harald Hardruler Sigurdsson of Norway in 1044, becoming the first Norwegian queen not born in Scandinavia. This mini-conference aims to shed light on what we know about Ellisiv…
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Seminar on Developments in the Law of State Immunity (20 November)
Photo: bloodua / Mostphotos.com The Research Group for Human Rights and International Law at UiT The Arctic University of Norway will host a seminar on Developments in the Law of State Immunity on 20 November 2025 in Tromsø. WHEN: 20 November, 2025 (08.30 – 17.15) WHERE: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø (Teorifagbygget House 1, Room 1.343)…
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Fourth Round of UKRAINETT+ Seed Funding
The UKRAINETT+ project provides seed funding to support project development and research cooperation aimed at Ukraine-related research. The fourth round (of six) of seed funding is now open for application. The deadline is 1 November 2025. A Norwegian institution must be the applicant and project coordinator. At least two institutions should be involved in the…
UKRAINETT+ conference – Full programme available
Photo: UiB The full programme of the annual UKRAINETT+ conference has now been published: The War and Beyond: Perspectives on Ukrainian Culture and Society. The conference takes takes place at the University of Bergen 14-15 October and features two keynote talks and five parallel panel sessions with a total of 65 papers. Registration is open for in-person…
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New Report: Mobilising Care for Cultural Heritage in Russia’s War Against Ukraine (DECOPE)
Photo: University of Stirling, ©Natalia Khasanshin, ©Diána Vonnák As part of the recently completed DECOPE project (Destructive Exploitation and Care of Cultural Objects: Professional/Public Education for Sustainable Heritage Management), researchers in Norway, Scotland, and Spain have addressed the challenges of providing effective and appropriate care for cultural heritage in contexts of war and conflict, with…
Program for Ukraina-kompetanse: Ny utlysing for mindre prosjekt publisert
Photo: HK-Dir Denne utlysningen skal bidra til økt kunnskap om Ukraina i det norske samfunnet og gjøre norske aktører bedre rustet til å inngå samarbeid med ukrainske aktører. Alle virksomheter som er registrert i Enhetsregisteret kan søke om tilskudd under denne utlysningen. Søkerne kan knytte til seg andre relevante samarbeidspartnere der det er aktuelt. Søknadsfrist:…
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Peoples and Territorial Issues in Post-Habsburg Central Europe during the 20th Century (24 September)
Photo: Trecătorul răcit How has the imperial legacy of Central European states shaped the relationship between nation and state, especially in Ukraine? The Center for Slavic and East European Studies at the University of Oslo will host the event “Peoples and Territorial Issues in Post-Habsburg Central Europe during the 20th Century”, featuring Étienne Boisserie, Professor of…
Utlysning: Rekrutter en forsker fra Ukraina til et pågående Forskerprosjekt
Photo: Forskningsrådet Ønsker du å rekruttere en forsker fra Ukraina til prosjektet ditt? Forskningsrådet utlyser midler til å finansiere forskere fra Ukraina. Hvis du har et Forskerprosjekt med oppstart i perioden august 2024 til oktober 2025, kan du søke om støtte for å ta med en ukrainsk forsker i prosjektet ditt. Finansieringsordning: Koordinerings- og støtteaktivitet…
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Program for Ukraina-kompetanse: Første utlysning er publisert
Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse (HK-dir) har, i samarbeid med Utenriksdepartementet og Norad, publisert den første utlysningen i Program for Ukraina-kompetanse (UA-KOMP). Dette skjer i etterkant av innspillsmøtet 16. juni. Utlysningen er nå tilgjengelig, med søknadsfrist 1. oktober 2025. Les mer og søk her. UA-KOMP skal bidra til bred kompetansebygging i norsk næringsliv, fagmiljøer,…
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Revisiting 2014: What the Outbreak of Russo-Ukrainian War Reveals About Its Causes (21 August)
The University of Oslo and UKRAINETT warmly invite you to a seminar with Professor Serhiy Kudelia (Baylor University, USA). In this talk, Professor Kudelia will examine Russia’s covert intervention in 2014 alongside its full-scale invasion in 2022. He will explore the Kremlin’s evolving objectives and the differing responses from the Ukrainian state and society. The…
Data Protection, Competition and Consumer Law Interplay in a Data-Driven Economy: Evidence from Ukraine and Norway (19 August)
This seminar seeks to foster critical discussion among scholars, practitioners and regulatory experts on the legal and institutional frameworks governing digital markets, with the aim of gaining insights from Ukraine and Norway. Speakers from Ukraine will address the challenges of war for the data-driven economy and the impact of data protection and competition law. This…