Saarland-Ukraine Partnership

The longstanding cooperation between the Chair of North-American Literatures and Cultures at Saarland University and the faculty of Philology at Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University in Mykolayiv has laid the foundations for numerous research projects, teaching activities, outreach initiatives, etc.

Here you can find out more abut our current projects:

DAAD DUHN: “Saar-Ukraine University Network (SUUN): Overcoming Borders for a European Future” (2025-2029); funded by BMFTR
Current DAAD Eastpartnership Project(s)
Erasmus + KA2: DEFEP "Distance Education for Future: best EU practices in response to the requests of modern higher education seekers and labor market" (2023-2025)

And here is the archive of past events and projects:

Past DAAD Eastpartnership Projects
DAAD Ukraine digital: "Studybridge Ukraine-Saar" (2022 - 2025)
Volkswagen Foundation: "Borders in Crisis: Discursive, Narrative, and Mediatic Border Struggles in Ukraine, Europe, and North America" (2022-2023)
U.S. Embassy: "Global Classroom Ukraine-Saarland" (2022), in collaboration with the German-American Institute DAI Saarland
Guest Lectures and Roudtables within the Lecture Series: "Krieg in der Ukraine," in collaboration with CEUS | Cluster für Europaforschung
Symposium "Riverine Borders", MUDAM Luxembourg (20 May 2022), incl. presentation of student projects "Borderland Stories"
EVZ Foundation "Meet Up": Borderland Stories: borderland.online (2021)

DEFEP: Distance Education for Future

funded by Volkswagen Foundation

Erasmus + KA2 project, 2023-25

The idea of the project is to implement a sustainable, efficient, and effective system of distance education in the institutions of higher education of the Eastern Partnership countries as a separate and independent form of learning based on the principles and methods of didactics, most suitable for the formation of promising competencies of applicants, according to cognitive, behavioral, and technological transformations of individual, society, and the labor market.

Here you find more info...

War in Ukraine

We are appalled by the events in Ukraine and we are following the news in disbelief and shock. Our hearts are with our colleagues, students, and friends in/from Ukraine.

A warm welcome to all our Ukrainian friends, colleagues, and students who are currently at Saarland University and at our partner universities in the Greater Region. Saarland University | NamLitCult will make sure you not only find shelter but also a welcoming home. We are very honored to have you here with us!

STOP THE WAR * STAND WITH UKRAINE * STAND WITH MYKOLAYIV