Launch of the ‘EUkraine Forum – Planning the Future of Ukrainian Studies in Europe’ European Partnership

2 December 2024

  • International relations

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Inalco University, in partnership with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Charles University in Prague and the University of Warsaw, has received a grant from the Erasmus+ programme, for a project supporting the development of Ukrainian studies in Europe.

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Représentants des quatre universités participantes au projet EUkraine Forum : Inalco, Université nationale Taras Shevchenko de Kyiv, Université Charles et Université de Varsovie. © Inalco‎

The four partner universities met at Inalco's Pôle des Langues et Civilisations on 28 and 29 November 2024 to launch the two-year project.

Coordinated by Inalco, in collaboration with the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Charles University in Prague and the University of Warsaw, the EUkraine Forum project aims to support the development of Ukrainian studies in Europe and, indirectly, Ukraine's current accession procedure to the European Union.

Activities will include an in-depth analysis of the current state of Ukrainian studies, which have seen a growing interest since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2022, followed by the organisation of a conference in Warsaw in 2025. Finally, the consortium will submit a development plan for Ukrainian Studies to European universities and decision-makers to meet the new needs of this discipline.

In addition to supporting the preservation of Ukraine's linguistic and cultural heritage, the EUkraine Forum project meets the growing demand for areal interpreters and specialists, both in connection with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and in the context of Ukraine's potential accession to the EU.

Funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the French Erasmus+ National Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.