The KAAD in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe
This is achieved above all through the training and promotion of qualified specialists and academics who become multipliers in their home countries on the basis of a common set of values.
Especially now, in the face of the war in Ukraine and the smouldering conflict in Armenia, the training and further education of young scientists and researchers, encounters and intercultural exchange are more important than ever. The country focus is primarily on the DAC countries, but without neglecting support in the countries of Central Europe.
Our Program
Special Support Program Ukraine
KAAD Alumni Conference in Suceava, Romania“The Architecture of the European Security Area: Ukraine’s Experiences and New Risks”
Thinking Peace in Times of WarWars shape our present , not only through military violence, but also through their far-reaching political, social and moral consequences. Against this background, the KAAD seminar "Current challenges in peace ethics" was dedicated to the question of how peace ethics can be thought of and lived responsibly today in the…
Populism and reform movements in Central and Eastern EuropeFrom 16 to 19 December 2024, 15 KAAD scholars discussed the rise of populism and the challenges it poses for individual countries and the European Union as a whole at the Franz Hitze Haus in Münster.
The Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe Unit in Figures: 2025
53 scholars
from 13 countries
2 Events






