Events

The University of Bergen hosts the second Ukrainett+ conference 14 – 15 October 2025.  UKRAINETT+ aims to enhance Ukrainian-Norwegian research collaboration and advance Ukrainian studies in Norway, Ukraine, and internationally. The conference will bring together scholars from diverse disciplines to facilitate dialogue and exchange insights on key topics within Ukrainian history, culture and society.  Keynote […]

Photo: NTB/NUPI NUPI marks three years of full-scale war in Ukraine with a seminar where we ask important questions: What is the current status of the war? What interests drive the parties in the war, and what interests do the major powers involved have? How much support does Ukraine need, and can Norway and other

How has the collapse of communism affected Slavic languages in Eastern Europe? This question, along with how language shapes nations and reflects political situations, is explored in Karen Gammelgaard’s new book, “Language Policy in the Slavic World. From 1989 to Today.” The book discusses the significant changes in language policies and debates since 1989, including

Photo by Diána Vonnák. Program Overview: We hope you will join us for this in-person event. Please RSVP by January 21st via this link.

The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) launched the report “Settlement, Integration, and Employment under a Temporary Perspective – Experiences and Perceptions of Ukrainian Refugees and Municipal Refugee Services” at Deichman Bjørvika on January 15, 2025. You can watch the live recording here. Conducted by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) at

You can access the live stream recording from this event on our Youtube channel. UKRAINETT is pleased to invite you to a seminar featuring Associate Professor Anne Pintsch, Post-Doctoral Researcher Maryna Rabinovych, and Attorney-at-law and Senior Lecturer Nataliya Haletska. They will discuss their newly released book, Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU: From “Integration without Membership”

The sovereignty of Ukraine has been openly contested at least since 2014. Currently large territories in the East and South of Ukraine are under Russian occupation. What do we know about Russia’s efforts to “Russify” the occupied territories and what is the situation for Ukrainian children under occupation in this regard? In this UKRAINETT seminar

Lecture with award winning poet Iryna Shuvalova about Ukrainian contemporary poetry. Photo: ReAl When? Nov. 25, 2024 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM Where? P.A. Munchs hus, seminarrom 14 Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian poets have become global cultural ambassadors, raising awareness about the conflict and Ukraine. Many have also taken up arms, fundraised, volunteered, and investigated