Day 1 / 07.09.: Welcome Session and Introduction to the Historical Context and Contemporary Challenges and Welcome Gathering in the Evening

Day 2 / 08.09.: Academic Sessions on Political and Military Action: Managing Conflicts and Fostering Peace; Roundtable discussion with Experts working in the field

Day 3 / 09.09.: Academic Sessions on Legal and Informational Action: Transitional Justice; Workshops with Experts and Practitioners; Joint Dinner in the Evening

Day 4 / 10.09.: Academic Sessions on Social and Cultural Action: Civil Society Responses; Workshops with Experts and Practitioners

Day 5 / 11.09.: Mini-Conference of student proposals for Peace

What past participants say about our summer school: experience reports.

The application phase is now active and ends on the 1st of June 2026.

To apply, please send the following documents via email to sowiso@uni-mainz.de

• Motivation letter (ML) explaining your interest in the program, your relevant background, and what you hope to gain from participating (max. 300 words).
• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Include a concise CV outlining your education, relevant experience, and key skills.
• Transcript of Records (ToR): Please provide us with a recent official transcript demonstrating your academic performance and background.

Please make sure to attach the application documents as PDF and name them as shown in the following example:

• Shevchenko_Taras_ML
• Shevchenko_Taras_ToR
• Shevchenko_Taras_CV

We will inform you of the results during the second week of June. We will then invite all chosen applicants to an online group interview taking place in mid-June. Shortly after that we will announce our final decision to you via email.

Please also read this next section relating to travel expenses and accomodation.

Please note the following only applies if your main residence is in Ukraine and you are enrolled at a Ukrainian university.

We will cover travel expenses with a fixed contribution of €250 and provide accommodation for each selected participant from Ukraine.

The travel cost contribution is a fixed amount of €250 and does not depend on your actual travel expenses to Mainz. You will receive €250 regardless of whether your travel costs are higher or lower. We have based this amount on a rough cost estimate for travelling from Kyiv to Mainz by bus.

The accommodation we provide is in a modern hotel near the Rhine river. It has a good bus connection to campus and is close to the city center. We offer shared rooms with 4 students per room. Breakfast at the hotel is also included. The link to the hotel can be found here. The room will be available from Sunday, 6th of September until Saturday 12th of September. So you can plan your arrival for Sunday afternoon (06.09.) and departure for Saturday afternoon (12.09.).

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

The application phase is now active and ends on the 7th of June 2026.

To apply, please send the following documents via email to sowiso@uni-mainz.de

• Motivation letter (ML) explaining your interest in the program, your relevant background, and what you hope to gain from participating (max. 300 words).
• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Include a concise CV outlining your education, relevant experience, and key skills.
• Transcript of Records (ToR): Please provide us with a recent official transcript demonstrating your academic performance and background.

Please make sure to attach the application documents as PDF and name them as shown in the following example:

• Gutenberg_Johannes_ML
• Gutenberg_Johannes_ToR
• Gutenberg_Johannes_CV

We will inform you of the results during the second week of June.

The application phase is now active and ends on the 7th of June 2026.

To apply, please send the following documents via email to sowiso@uni-mainz.de

• Motivation letter (ML) explaining your interest in the program, your relevant background, and what you hope to gain from participating (max. 300 words).
• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Include a concise CV outlining your education, relevant experience, and key skills.
• Transcript of Records (ToR): Please provide us with a recent official transcript demonstrating your academic performance and background.

Please make sure to attach the application documents as PDF and name them as shown in the following example:

• Gutenberg_Johannes_ML
• Gutenberg_Johannes_ToR
• Gutenberg_Johannes_CV

We will inform you of the results during the second week of June.

The application phase has already been completed and we are now selecting participants. Thank you for your many applications! We will publish the results on May 16th.