Summer School 2025: War in Ukraine

Students from FORTHEM partner universities (European Universities Initiative), students from Ukrainian universities and students from Cardiff University and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz can take part. 

Students of the FORTHEM universities: The application phase is closed, the selection procedure has concluded.

[Status: selection finished]

Students from Ukrainian universities: The application phase runs from the beginning of February to mid April. The application form will be available below starting from early February 2025.

[Status: Application phase ongoing / ends on the 11th of April 2025]

Cardiff University students: If you are interested in the Summer School, please contact Prof Peter Sutch directly (SutchP@cardiff.ac.uk).

[Status: Selection ongoing]

Regular JGU students: The registration phase runs from the beginning of February to the end of March. The Application form will be available below starting from February 2025.

[Status: Application Phase reopened - Applications possible until 31.07.2025]

Please note: This section is for those who are or will be enrolled at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for the duration of the summer school. If you are enrolled at another university please see the corresponding box.

JGU students may apply via email to sowiso@uni-mainz.de

Please state the following in the email:

• Current Semester
• Study programme and level (BA/MA)
• Full name and date of birth
• Short explanation why you are interested in the programme
• Any relevant prior knowledge in international relations or international law

Please note: This section is for those who are or will be enrolled at a University in Ukraine for the duration of the summer school. If you are enrolled at another university in another country please see the corresponding box.

Students from Ukrainian universities may apply using this application form.

Application Procedure

After the end of the application phase and after viewing all applications we will select candidates for an online interview. Those who are not chosen for an interview will be informed of this decision without delay.

The interview candidates are invited to meet us at a yet to be determined time in an online meeting via an online conference call platform. During this meeting we will introduce ourselves and the program in more detail. We also would like to gauge your English language abilities and get to know you. About a week after the last interview has taken place, we will select all participants and inform you of the selection results via email. We expect to receive applications from more suitable and qualified students than we can accomodate. Not being selected right away is not the end of your chances to participate. There will be a waiting list for all candidates who were deemed suitable for the summer school but not chosen in this first selection round.

If you have questions about the selection procedure please contact us at sowiso@uni-mainz.de

Application Procedure Overview

Firstly, there is no participation fee for our Summer School. However, costs of travel and accomodation are to be covered by the participants. We have secured funding for Ukrainian students to help them cover the costs of participating in our program. Students from Cardiff are also eligible for an allowance which is managed by their University directly.

Participants from Ukrainian universities will be provided with free accommodation and will receive a travel expense allowance to cover travel costs (Bus travel to Mainz). We will release more information about this during the selection interviews.

Participants from Cardiff University are eligible for a travel expense allowance. Please contact Prof. Peter Sutch to receive further information about the amount of the supplied funding (SutchP@cardiff.ac.uk).