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The Presidium has placed a high priority on helping and supporting refugee students, academics and artists from Ukraine through appropriate means. The University has expressed unconditional solidarity with Ukraine and condemned Russia’s barbaric war of aggression. Since February 2022, a number of measures have been adopted to simplify admission.

The Language Center of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has compiled a range of information and institutions that offer language courses and advice on language courses for refugees from Ukraine. In the 2022 summer semester, students who have fled from Ukraine will be able to take part in the German courses offered by the Language Center free of charge. The offers on the page are updated continuously.

The Department of Research has published a compilation of various funding agencies that have adapted or expanded their funding programs specifically for refugee scientists from Ukraine. The aim is to provide financial support to people who have already left their home country or will have to leave in the foreseeable future. The links to the research funders on the page are updated continuously.

Susanne Riese, an employee of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, initiated a cake bazaar on Saturday, March 12, on Herderplatz, in which many other employees of the university participated. The proceeds of 3,700 euros will benefit the Ukraine Bridge Weimar- Zamość, the city of Weimar announced on Friday.

On its own platform, the university invites students, teaching staff and alumni to express their creative messages of solidarity with Ukraine. From now on, works can be uploaded and published via the link www.uni-weimar.de/ukrainehilfe/solidarität.

Ukrainian and Russian students at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar have fallen into various emergency situations as a result of the Russia Federation’s hostile attack on Ukraine. Immediately after the war broke out, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar contacted its students from both countries in order to determine how to best help and support them as efficiently as possible. The initial step was to identify the various needs through individual meetings. It was made clear that the most urgent need at the moment is financial aid.

Donation account of the city of Weimar enables further aid transports // For those who would like to get involved in Weimar, the city of Weimar has compiled various useful information. Here you can find the most important background information.

In direct cooperation with the University Directorate and the International Office, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Freundeskreis e.V. is appealing for donations.