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Rebuilding Futures in Times of War and Repression
Project 2022 examines the consequences of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine for knowledge communities across Europe. As part of the Eastern Academic Alliance, funded by the EU, we work together with academics, students, activists, archivists, and educators from different disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.
Our aim is to document and analyse the experiences and challenges faced by educators, students, and cultural workers in the contexts of war, violence, and political repression. These challenges include forced migration, interrupted careers and study paths, censorship, social and intellectual isolation, and jeopardized individual and social well-being. Our activities comprise research, mentoring, policy recommendations, and the development of innovative educational and research resources.
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Call: Expert Contributors for the History Textbook Workshop
The University of New Europe and Off University invite applications from colleagues to form a team delivering a 12-week online course titled “History Textbook Workshop”, starting in February 2026. We are looking for colleagues who are committed to exploring new and interactive teaching formats. More specifically, we invite applications from educators with a background in history with a minimum of three years’ teaching experience in the Academic or High school sector, who have recent or current experience of risk from war, political persecution, and displacement.
Call: Two Course Convenors for the History Textbook Workshop
The University of New Europe and Off University invite applications from colleagues to form a team delivering a 12-week online course titled “History Textbook Workshop”, starting in February 2026. We are looking for colleagues who are committed to exploring new and interactive teaching formats. More specifically, we invite applications from educators with a background in history with a minimum of three years’ teaching experience in the Academic or High school sector, who have recent or current experience of risk from war, political persecution, and displacement.
Ethnic Minorities in the Russian Federation after 2022
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has profoundly impacted the experiences and political trajectories of ethnic minority communities in Russia. Disproportionate military conscription, suppression of cultural expression, securitisation of Muslim communities, and the racial profiling of Central Asian migrants exemplify how state violence and social exclusion of minorities converge in the post-2022 landscape. While official discourse continues to frame Russia as a multiethnic federation, minority rights and regional autonomy have been systematically eroded.
Rebuilding futures
Our Focus Areas
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Mapping Problems
Project 2022 partners with leading experts to develop publications that map and analyse the problems and challenges faced by researchers, educators, and students in the post-Soviet region as a result of Russia’s war violence and political repression. Drawing on the latest primary data, the papers translate research findings into actionable recommendations for policymakers and other relevant actors and organisations in education and civil society.
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Education in Times of Hybrid Wars
Project 2022 develops and tests educational approaches and learning formats designed to engage with students under conditions of (hybrid) war and censorship. All resources are created collaboratively between experts from the post-Soviet region and the EU, combining diverse perspectives, knowledge, and expertise.
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Building Diverse Communities of Experts
Our events connect scholars, policy makers, educators, and learners to discuss the challenges of researching, teaching, and learning under conditions of ongoing war violence and censorship. From conferences and roundtables to workshops with learners in secondary and higher education, they create collaborative spaces and communities for dialogue and new forms of engagement.