On behalf of the members of the European Writing Center Association (EWCA) community,
The board of the EWCA joins with its members and our colleagues in EATAW in standing in solidarity with all Ukranians, colleagues or otherwise, at this harrowing time. We join EATAW, and many other academic and state bodies throughout Europe, in wholeheartedly condemning the Russian government’s denial of Ukraine’s right to exist, the subsequent unprovoked invasion and what can only be construed as an attempt to mercilessly eradicate those who dared to call themselves Ukranians, the free, peaceful, hopeful people of a promising, forward-looking nation.
Many EU institutions, political, civil and academic, are offering some form of refuge for the people fleeing the barbarous, inhumane and illegal Russian violation of their sovereign homeland. Some of these opportunities, relevant to EWCA members, and to academics in Ukrainian educational institutions in general, are listed below.
It is our hope that everyone remembers that to be Russian is not to be Putin or his cronies, and that many Russians throughout the world are sympathetic and grieving with Ukraine; many courageously take a high risk by resisting and speaking up against the war. If our colleagues in Ukraine have questions about how to avail of any of these opportunities or have questions about how to take refuge in any of our member countries, please contact us, and we will do our best to get you the information that you need.
We encourage EWCA members to add to this list below by adding and reposting this message.
The EWCA Board:
Franziska Liebetanz Liebetanz@europa-uni.de
Lawrence Cleary lawrence.cleary@ul.ie
Doris Pany-Habsa, doris.pany@uni-graz.at
Austrian Academy of Sciences
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeaw/press/news/oeaw-emergency-call-for-researchers-from-ukraine-starts“
Austrian Science Fund
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news-and-media-relations/news/detail/nid/20220314
University of Graz: Fellowships for Ukrainian Scholars at Risk:
German Academic Exchange Service
https://www.daad.de/en/the-daad/hilfsangebote/
European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany:
https://www.europa-uni.de/de/internationales/VIA-for-Ukraine/index.html
Ireland
Irish third-level students fleeing Ukraine will be able to continue their studies in Ireland – Independent.ie (The details of how to avail are still not published, but forthcoming)
Irish University Association statement of solidarity with Ukraine: Irish Universities Association | The Voice of Irish Universities (iua.ie)
https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/bc537-irelands-response-to-the-situation-in-ukraine/
Academic associations: