The meeting, which was held in a hybrid format in Vilnius and online, brought together almost 50 researchers and scholars representing various academic disciplines and educational institutions.
Opening and welcoming remarks were given by EHU Rector Prof. Dr. Sergei Ignatov and Dr. Andrei Kazakevich, Academic Coordinator at Clearing House SALT-2, Director at Institute “Political Sphere”.
The meeting moderated by Vilius Alesius, Head of the EHU Communication and Marketing Unit, was attended by:
- Dr. Jörn Achterberg, Director, International Cooperation Group, Deutsche Forschungs Gemeinschaft
- Dr. Annina Lottermann, Consultant, International Cooperation Group, Deutsche Forschungs Gemeinshaft
- Dr. Christian Schaich, Managing Director of ZOIS / The Centre for East European and International Studies
- Dr. Tatiana Shchyttsova, Professor at EHU, representative of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office
This event provided information on the German research and funding landscape and how international researchers could become involved in research projects in Germany. Special programmes to foster international cooperation between German researchers and researchers from abroad were also presented. Presentations were given by two German institutions:
- The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is Germany’s largest research funding organisation and central self-governing body of the research community in Germany. It supports research projects in all scientific disciplines at German higher education institutions and other German research institutions. The DFG supports international cooperation in all its funding programmes.
DFG cannot support projects involving researchers affiliated with Belarusian academic institutions.
Detailed information about the DFG’s activities, programmes, and projects is available on its official website. - The Centre for Eastern European and International Studies (ZOiS) is an independent, state-funded research institute in Berlin. It conducts social science research with and on Eastern Europe. The institute employs around 25 researchers from disciplines as diverse as political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, economics, and theology. An essential task is also to communicate the research results to politics, the media, and the broader public. The institute was founded in 2016 and is currently being expanded.
A presentation of The Centre for Eastern European and International Studies (ZOiS) is available here.
As part of the visit, the German delegation also met with the University administration in the Francysk Skaryna Hall.
