Scientists from Ukraine and Afghanistan conduct research at the University of Münster

Vice-Rector Michael Quante together with the fellows: Dr. Dariia Opryshko, Dr. Emal Wali, Dr. Oleksandr Sobol and Dr. Andrey Ilyin ( from left ). WWU - KK The University of Münster is engaged in supporting academics at risk who are no longer able to work in their home countries due to persecution or violence. Münster University's application in the last round of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Philipp Schwartz Initiative was successful. With funding of 350,490 euros, four threatened researchers can now continue their careers in different research groups for 18 to 24 months at Münster University. Nationwide, 20 scholarships were awarded. At a ceremony in the Alexander von Humboldt House, Michael Quante, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, Transfer and Sustainability, presented the certificates to a researcher from Afghanistan and three researchers from Ukraine. "Academic freedom is a valuable good and as Münster University we are committed to helping researchers at risk and their families.