The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered international condemnation and what risks to be the worst humanitarian crisis on the European continent in 20 years. The European Students’ Union, together with the Global Student Forum and the Ukrainian Association of Students issued a joint statement condemning the invasion, and many ESU member unions published their statements against the war. The response of the European civil society has been a big mobilisation across the frontiers to provide help and support to people fleeing Ukraine and to those remaining in the country.
This tab serves as a collection of various initiatives and methods of assistance developed for the purpose of assisting Ukrainian students throughout Europe in order to ensure their safety. It can be used by both students studying in Ukraine and those interested in providing assistance from anywhere in the world.
If you have any initiatives that you would like to propose or that you have recently discovered, please contact us at ukraine@esu-online.org.
Our goal is to compile a comprehensive list of potential sources of assistance for our fellows
FYI: Because we’ve been gathering initiatives from all over Europe since the war began, some of the links below may be out of date.
Bulgarian Embassy in Kiev
+380 44 235 4389; +380 44 235 2202 – embassy.kiev@mfa.bg
Consulate General in Odessa
+380 48 7466 554; +380 48 746 65 58; +380 48 746 63 75 – consulate.odessa@mfa.bg
Contact centers Ministry of Education and Science – press_mon@mon.bg as well as universities.
https://www.tlu.ee/en/news/rector-tonu-viik-tallinn-university-stands-ukraine
Call for applications: Tel Aviv University – Emergency Scholarship for Research Students from Ukraine
In the name of academic freedom and in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, Tel Aviv University (TAU) established an emergency fund to support research students from Ukraine. TAU is offering to host up to 20 research students from Ukrainian universities in all disciplines for a full semester at TAU. During their stay at TAU, scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to further their research through collaboration with TAU’s leading scholars and scientists.
Program Outline
The program is intended for Postdoctoral students, PhD students, and research-track MAMSc students currently enrolled in a university in Ukraine in any discipline.
Requirements:
Contacts:
diamond@sissa.it
phd@sissa.it
mobility@sissa.it
research@sissa.it
lucia.piani@uniud.it
giorgio.alberti@uniud.it
delegato.internazionale@units.it
delegato.ricercassh@units.it
relazioni.internazionali@amm.units.it
Contact: 0048 22 523 88 80
Contact: 0048 47 721 75 75
They can also declare whether they want to stay in Poland. If they do, they will be informed about the places where they can be temporarily housed. There are QR codes with more info about reception points.
For further details: https://dopomoha.ro/ro
We recognize the courage shown by those members of Russian civil society who are engaging in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in spite of great personal risk and ask all members and consultative members of the EHEA to offer support and protection to members of the Russian higher education community taking a public stance against the invasion. Furthermore, we need to recognise that many Belarusian students are de facto living in exile from their country, and with the rapidly deteriorating situation of civil liberties in Russia, this is going to be the case for Russian students in Europe. We ask the Member States and Higher Education institutions to consider the possibility of extending their visas and study periods in Europe.
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