SUUN Round Table: Borders in Flux and Academic Communities

The SUUN Lecture Series 2026 continues with a round table dedicated to Ukrainian higher education in a wartime context. 

Borders in Flux and Academic Communities: Ukrainian Higher Education in a Wartime Context 

Moderator: Astrid M. Fellner (Saarland University) 

Speakers: 

Alla Tsapiv (Kherson University), Leading a Displaced University: Crises Management, Academic Resilience, and Internationalization in Wartime Ukraine 

Natalia Marakhovska (Mariupol University), The Civic University in Exile: Weaving Academia, Community, and Diaspora for Resilience and Mariupol Memory 

Natalia Tsybuliak (Berdyansk State Pedagogical University) The Invisible cost of resilience: mental health in Ukrainian academic communities during wartime 

The round table will address the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on higher education and academic communities, the challenges of teaching, research, and student support under conditions of war, as well as cross-border relations and transnational academic cooperation during wartime. 

Thursday, 25 June 2026

16.00–18.00 CEST / 17.00–19.00 EEST

Join via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/89662760990;

Meeting ID: 896 6276 0990 

Passcode: 0fAdD0 

We look forward to welcoming students, researchers, and everyone interested in academic resilience, displacement, and the future of higher education in times of war.

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