Indoktrination und Militarisierung im Bildungswesen und in der Wissenschaft in Belarus
The SCIENCE AT RISK Monitoring Report Academic Freedom in Belarus 2025: Repression, Indoctrination, and Isolation in a Militarized State highlights the increasing repression in Belarusian academia—from state control and ideological indoctrination to the growing influence of Russia and China. Following the presentation of the report, a panel discussion will focus on two key issues: indoctrination, which begins in schools, and the impact of Russian and Chinese influence on higher education in Belarus.
Belarus Lectures
The event is part of the interdisciplinary lecture and discussion series “Belarus Lectures” that offers insights into the historical and current key issues of Belarusian cultural and literary shortly while also exploring the political situation in contemporary Belarusian culture. During the winter semester 2025/26, it will also be offered as a public lecture series and as a university course.
The series is a cooperation between the Institut für Slawistik und Hungarologie at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Akademisches Netzwerk Osteuropa (akno e.V.), the University of Freiburg, Leipzig University, and the ZfL. It is funded by the European Union and the Zeit Stiftung Bucerius.
Fig. above: © Tia Hüpenbecker
Program
Welcome
- Susanne Frank (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin)
- Olaf Hamann (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin)
- Anna Hofmann (Zeit Stiftung Bucerius)
Presentation of the SCIENCE AT RISK Monitoring Report
- Philipp Christoph Schmädeke (SCIENCE AT RISK Emergency Office)
Discussion
- Yuliya von Saal (Institut für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ), München)
- Andrei Laurukhin (United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus)
Moderation
- Volker Weichsel (DGO – German Association for East European Studies)