Viadrina Prize

Viadrina Prize

24th Viadrina Prize for Dr Ewa Łabno-Falęcka

Award ceremony on 15 May, 4 pm, Logensaal

This year's Viadrina Prize will be awarded to Dr Ewa Łabno-Falęcka - businesswoman, women's rights activist and initiator of German-Polish cultural exchange. The European University Viadrina is honouring her private and professional commitment to German-Polish relations. You are warmly invited to attend the award ceremony.

The Viadrina Prize stands for international understanding, peace and freedom in a common European home and for the values of the Viadrina, which was founded in 1991 as European University. The prize is awarded annually and is endowed with 5,000 euros.

Registration (in German and Polish)

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Programme

The award ceremony will begin on Thursday, 15 May 2025, 4 pm in the Logensaal of the European University Viadrina, Logenstraße 11 in Frankfurt (Oder).

Welcome

Prof. Dr Eduard Mühle
President of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Laudatio

Janusz Reiter
former Ambassador of the Republic of Poland

Awarding of the 24th Viadrina Prize

Acceptance speech

Dr Ewa Łabno-Falęcka
Advisor to the Mercedes-Benz VANS Project Jawor

Awarding of the sponsorship prize

to the student project Moot Court in Criminal Law

Lecture

Dr Ewa Łabno-Falęcka

After the ceremony, from around 6 pm, we invite you to drink a toast to the award winner in the foyer of the Logensaal.

The event will be held in German and Polish.

Registration (in German and Polish)

Board of Trustees

Until 2021, the prize was awarded by the Förderkreis of the European University Frankfurt (Oder). Since 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Viadrina Prize Foundation has decided on the prize winners.

Viadrina Prize Winners

The Viadrina Prize winners are outstanding personalities and important initiatives from all areas of social life who are honoured for their commitment to understanding, reconciliation and cooperation between Germany and Poland.

The Viadrina Prize in retrospect

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2024: "If only there were more such mediators leaving the ivory tower"

2022: Viadrina prizewinner Róża Thun gives rousing speech on Europe

Recipients of the Viadrina Prize 2021: Mayor of the City of Gdansk and Mayor of the City of Bremen

24th Viadrina Prize for Dr Ewa Łabno-Falęcka

Award ceremony on 15 May, 4 pm, Logensaal