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‘It is increasingly becoming a trench war in Ukraine’

In our regular update with UT researcher and EU affairs expert Shawn Donnelly, he shares his views on the situation in Ukraine. This time about the involvement of Belarus, Viktor Orbán's resistance to European sanctions and the military manoeuvrings at the front.

Europa trekt 25 miljoen euro uit voor Oekraïense wetenschappers

Oekraïense vluchteling-wetenschappers kunnen hun onderzoek in Europese buurlanden voortzetten. De Europese Commissie heeft 25 miljoen euro voor hen uitgetrokken in het onderzoeksprogramma Horizon Europe.

Europe allocates 25 million euros for Ukrainian scientists

Displaced Ukrainian scientists can continue their research in neighbouring European countries. The European Commission has set aside 25 million euros for them in the Horizon Europe research programme.

Minister: snel meer duidelijkheid voor Oekraïense studenten

Hoe hoog wordt het collegegeld voor studenten die het Oekraïense oorlogsgebied zijn ontvlucht en krijgen ze hier ook studiefinanciering? Dat wordt volgens Dennis Wiersma, minister van Primair en Voortgezet Onderwijs 'binnenkort' duidelijk.

‘If there is a moment to upgrade military aid to Ukraine, it is now’

In our weekly update with UT researcher and EU affairs expert Shawn Donnelly, he shares his views on the war in Ukraine. This time about the NATO enlargement, the call for military aid and Mariupol potentially becoming the new Stalingrad.

Extra geld voor noodsteun aan studenten uit Oekraïne

Het kabinet heeft nog eens 2,5 miljoen euro uitgetrokken voor noodsteun aan studenten die getroffen zijn door de oorlog in Oekraïne. 2,3 miljoen euro wordt door universiteiten en hogescholen verdeeld en de rest door het mbo.

Additional emergency funding for Ukrainian students

The Cabinet has allocated another 2.5 million euros in emergency funding for students hit by the war in Ukraine. 2.3 million euros will be shared by institutions in higher education and the rest will go to secondary vocational education (mbo).

'The images from Bucha call for more aggressive sanctions'

In our weekly update with UT researcher and EU affairs expert Shawn Donnelly, he shares his views on the war in Ukraine. This time about the terrible images from Bucha, the increasing sanctions and Joe Biden. ‘In the next phase of this war, I fear that the Russians will finish Mariupol and raze it to the ground.’

‘This war threatens our future education’

The Ukraine Emergency Fund for students and staff has already raised over 30,000 euros. ‘It does not matter if it is a student from Russia, Ukraine or Belarus, they are all young people working for their future and we should help them.’

Q&A on the war in Ukraine

What does Putin want, how should Europe react and what about the sanctions? Together with Studium Generale, U-Today is holding a Q&A on the war in Ukraine on Thursday afternoon. Shawn Donnelly, assistant professor Technology, Resilience & Europe, will answer questions from the audience in the Amphitheater (Vrijhof).

NuTwente seeks help in housing Ukrainian refugees

UT researcher Sergii Pud has co-founded an initiative ‘NuTwente’ dedicated to helping Ukrainian refugees. After three weeks of existence, the organization already arranged more than two hundred host families ready to receive refugees. ‘Our main goal is to help with housing, communication and care.’

Walk-in café Ukraine ‘not about politics, but sharing your story’

To provide the UT community with a space to share their thoughts and emotions about the war in Ukraine, the Student Union and the Human Resources department turned the Global Lounge in the Bastille into a ‘Walk-in Café’ last week. While attendance has been relatively low, Student Union board member Godelieve Brasz sees its added value.

‘The West has accepted war in Ukraine, not defeat’

In our weekly update with UT researcher and EU affairs expert Shawn Donnelly, he shares his views on the war in Ukraine. This time about the negotiations, from which he expects little. ‘The end of the war is not in sight. In fact, Russia is doubling down on its military deployment.’

Thirty boxes from campus to Ukraine

The collection point on UT campus, where volunteers assembled humanitarian aid for Ukraine, collected about thirty boxes full of needed items. ‘We didn’t receive as much as expected, but we are grateful,’ says UT aid coordinator Oleksandr Mialyk.

UT researcher and EU affairs expert Shawn Donnelly about the war in Ukraine

‘We are in a war and we need to act like it’

In our weekly update with UT researcher and EU affairs expert Shawn Donnelly, he shares his views on the war in Ukraine and what it means for Europe’s quest for ‘strategic autonomy’. ‘Strategic autonomy starts with military independence, but it has knock-on effects. Even solving housing issues are part of creating ownership and control.’

Walk-in café Ukraine in Bastille

The Student Union and the Human Resources department will host a ‘walk-in café’ in the Bastille, for whoever feels the need to talk about the war in Ukraine. Location of the café is the Global Lounge, to be opened this Monday.

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