The day after the start of the war in Ukraine, the Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IEECA) formalized a partnership to develop and operate refugee housing in Poland for Ukrainian families fleeing the bombings in their homeland. Shortly, an old building was rented in Rybnik, Gliwice, and within 3 weeks, the building had undergone significant repairs and remodeling with considerable effort. The walls were repainted, floors were repaired, toilets were installed, and the building was furnished with beds and tables so that it would be ready to accept refugees. The breakneck pace was critical since the refugee camps near the Polish-Ukrainian border were filling up quickly.
On March 16, we accepted the first wave of children and women that arrived. Besides housing, the project offered meals for all families, baked and delivered traditional Ukrainian Easter Bread during the Easter holidays, and purchased school supplies for the Ukrainian refugee children who would now be entering Polish schools.
On March 26, JEECAR Journal’s Poland-based editor Dr. Wlodzimierz Sroka and his wife visited Gliwice and met with camp organizers and personally donated significant food resources that were invaluable to providing for the nutritional needs of the refugees.
While Institute's mission is primarily focused on academic research and development, at times like these, it is critical that we support the humanitarian needs of the people in the part of the world that we study and know well. We greatly appreciate those who have already supported European efforts to help millions of Ukrainian refugees.
Unfortunately, the war continues, and each day brings more migrants, but now to the US. The US government recently implemented a “Uniting for Ukraine” program that allows any American to sponsor Ukrainian refugees to come to the US for 2 years on a humanitarian parle program. For this reason, our family decided to sponsor two families of Ukrainian refugees. They lost their houses in Ukraine, but with the help of many of our friends and people whom we had never met, they found a new home here in Minneapolis.
If you are looking for an opportunity to support Ukrainian refugees, please donate to this cause. There are no administrative costs, and 100% of donations go to the needs of the refugees.
You are welcome to donate to the Ukrainian Refugee Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity organization by:
If you are looking for an opportunity to sponsor the relocation of Ukrainian refugees, visit “Uniting for Ukraine.”
Sincerely,
Dr. Mykola Megits
IEECA President
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The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to significant regional political tensions and has severely disrupted academic institutions in Ukraine and neighboring countries such as Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Many universities in Ukraine have faced challenges, particularly in the Eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Kherson, and Mykolaiv, where physical damage to facilities has occurred. As a result, hundreds of faculty members have been displaced, and thousands of students have had to migrate, leading to a loss of financial resources.
Unfortunately, the war has redirected funding away from Ukrainian academic institutions and research projects, diverting it to address urgent humanitarian needs and military efforts. Consequently, funding that would have supported scholarly activities like research grants and conference participation has been reallocated to support the immediate priorities related to the conflict.
On July 12, 2022, the Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia conducted a webinar on "Academic life during the Russian war in Ukraine." The event's objective was to highlight the current state of science and education in Ukraine in the context of a full-scale, unprovoked war by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Keynote speakers from Ukraine presented their views on research activities and the main problems and challenges that occurred due to the Russian invasion. The discussion was led by:
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