24. - 25 October 2024 in Budapest and online (in hybrid format)
BAYHOST, the Research Center German in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (FZ DiMOS), the Chair of Slavic Languages and Literature at the Institute of Slavic Languages and Literature at the University of Regensburg and Andrássy University Budapest (AUB) organized a workshop on cooperation with Ukraine in the humanities in a hybrid format from 24-25 October 2024 in Budapest.
The event brought together over 60 representatives from institutions in Ukraine, Hungary, Germany and other countries in the region.
The conference focussed on the continuation and expansion of academic partnerships in these difficult times, especially for Ukrainian institutions facing the effects of the Russian war of aggression. Discussions on important topics such as multilingualism, digital humanities and digital education paved the way for new ways of cooperation.
The workshop produced several promising outcomes, including:
- A deeper understanding of Ukraine's rich linguistic diversity and the evolving role of language in education, which was discussed in the sessions on multilingualism.
- Innovative approaches to integrating digital tools into the study of language, culture and history, which were presented in the sessions on digital humanities and offer new perspectives for collaborative research.
- Practical strategies for using digital educational tools to support educational continuity in crisis situations, which are now being explored for application in Ukrainian and other European institutions.
- Inspiring good practice examples that illustrated successful partnerships between Ukrainian and Bavarian universities and provide a framework for new cooperation models.
One of the most important outcomes of this workshop was the establishment of a direct dialogue between the participating institutions. These discussions have already sparked interest in new joint projects, exchange programmes and joint research initiatives.
Further information on the conference:
Concept DE (PDF) (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)Concept UA (PDF) (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)Concept EN (PDF (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) )
Program of the workshop (PDF) (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible)
BAYHOST Newsletter 2024-4 (PDF) (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) (in German only)
Pictures of the conference
We would like to thank
all the representatives from Ukraine, Hungary, Germany and beyond, and our partners, including the DAAD lecturers who were instrumental in making this event a success. Their commitment to promoting international academic cooperation is vital and we look forward to the future opportunities that this workshop has opened up!
Follow-up events
October 2025: BAYHOST Ukrainian-Bavarian Workshop on Multilingualism
"How can language build bridges, heal wounds and promote integration? These questions were the focus of the Ukrainian-Bavarian workshop, which took place on 28 and 29 October 2025 at the University of Regensburg. The two-day conference was organised by BAYHOST in cooperation with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies "Denkraum Ukraine" and the Forum for Multilingualism and Regionality (FoMuR) at the University of Regensburg."
Follow-up project in autumn 2025 on the topic of "Holocaust and war memoirs in several languages: Past and Present". Co-organised by Dr Bitter, Slovakian lecturer Dr Renáta Pavlová (Bratislava), Dr Svitlana Honsalies-Munis (Dnipro) and Dr Anna Kostenko (Zaporizhzhia)
Follow-up workshop from 1 to 4 May 2025 in Košice/Prešov, Slovakia, on resilience research in the context of the Shoah and the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
Detailed description of the project as part of the 2025 GeSuS conference, Budapest.(Working group description as PDF in German and English)