Summer School on Soviet and Nazi Rule 2026

An intensive, fully funded academic summer school hosted by the Mykola Haievoi Center for Modern History at the Ukrainian Catholic University. It examines comparative aspects of Soviet and Nazi rule with a focus on violence, genocide, the Holodomor and the Holocaust. The program runs in Lviv oblast and includes lectures, reading seminars, excursions and participant presentations. Instruction and activities are in English.

Accommodation; breakfasts and lunches; travel reimbursement (up to 80 EUR for Ukrainian participants, up to 200 EUR for international participants); lectures, seminars and field excursions; academic feedback on participant research.

Open to Master’s students, PhD candidates and early-stage researchers in history, political science, sociology, East European Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies and related social sciences and humanities; applicants must demonstrate strong academic background and be able to follow English-language lectures.

Prepare PDF CV, one-page letter of motivation and a research abstract (max 300 words) and send all documents by email to the stated contact address.