Offers and services for Ukrainian and Russian students and researchers who have fled their country

Offers and services for Ukrainian and Russian students and doctoral researchers who are already in Kiel or at the CAU:

• Advice on financial support options: Students who find themselves in financial distress can contact the International Center to apply for financial assistance, including interim financial aid and qualification aid. More information about financial support options
• Counselling for psychological or spiritual support: Students who require psychological support can go to the International Center for advice.
• Questions and legal issues about residence status (such as extending the residence period in Germany) Advice for students and advice for researchers.
• Problems with examinations: Students who have problems resulting from the high strains and stress at the time should contact their Examination Office.

Help for Ukrainian and Russian students, doctoral researchers and other researchers who are “at risk” or fleeing to Kiel:

From the International Center at the CAU:

• (Study) Advisory services available in German, English, Russian and Polish
• Evaluating qualifications from existing university documents
• Assistance with asking the departments about aptitude checks for Master’s degrees
• Simplified application options for those affected

Welcome offers for Ukrainian and Russian students:

From the International Center at the CAU:

• Participation in degree preparation programmes like Fit fürs Studium as from language level B2 through to the DSH exam (German language proficiency test)
• Exemption from fees for preparing for a degree
• (Study) Advisory services available in German, English, Russian and Polish
• English courses for those who have fled who are interested in studying
• Maths and Computer Science refresher courses for those who have fled who are interested in studying
• Socio-cultural offers in cooperation with Kulturgrenzenlos e.V. (international language café, international women's café)

Additional services by students:

• “Safe Space”: weekly exchange with affected Ukrainian and Russian students and prospective students in cooperation with the General Student Committee (AStA). Please drop an email to sopo@asta.uni-kiel.de if you want to join.
• Legal advice on residence status by the Refugee Law Clinic (Deutsch)

Scholarships and financial support

The CAU supports existing federal programmes to help students and researchers at risk.

• The Hilde Domin Programme by the DAAD supports students or doctoral researchers at risk around the world who are denied the right to education in their home country with starting or continuing a degree in Germany. Potential candidates can be nominated by the University Management.
• The Volkswagen Foundation wants to help Ukrainian researchers temporarily continue their scientific work in Germany. This offer is aimed at Ukrainian researchers who already fled to Germany after the Russian attack on their country, or who will arrive in Germany in the coming weeks. Applications must be made together by the University Management and the hosting scientist in Germany. The University Board supports corresponding applications from faculties and institutes with a favourable statement.
• The European Commission has announced the launch of the MSCA4Ukraine scheme, part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in order to support displaced scientists from Ukraine. The MSCA4Ukraine scheme is part of the EU’s response to the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new scheme aims at enabling ukraine  researchers to continue their work in Europe, helping to safeguard Ukraine’s research and innovation system, and the freedom of scientific research at large.
• The German National Academy of Sciences introduces a special fellowship "Leopoldina Ukraine Distinguished Fellowship" for scientists from Ukraine who have their careers in science endangered or interrupted by the war to resume or continue their research activities, and remain in academia. The funding is person-related and designed for outstanding post-doctoral level scientists from Ukraine to work on an independent research project at a university or research institution in Germany for an initial period of one year, while maintaining their affiliation at a Ukrainian institution.

Call for donations by the Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine at Kiel University is following Russia’s attack on Ukraine with absolute dismay – and expressly supports the CAU University Board’s declaration to condemn the war against Ukraine.

In collaboration, the University Board at the CAU supports the initiative by the Faculty of Medicine and the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein. As part of the donation campaign “UKSH Gutes tun! UKSH hilft Ukraine” (do something good, the UKSH is helping Ukraine), the UKSH is donating medical supplies to help provide medical treatment for the Ukrainian population. If you would like to participate in this initiative, we are very grateful for any donations to the following account:

• Recipient: UKSH WsG e.V.
• IBAN: DE75 2105 0170 1400 1352 22
• BIC: NOLADE21KIE
• Transaction reference: FW14042: UKSH hilft Ukraine
• More information: www.uksh.de/ukrainehilfe.html (Deutsch)