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**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/funding/overzicht.htm
## Who we are
- [Mission and objectives](http://www.ugent.be/russiaplatform/en/about#Vision)
- [Structure](http://www.ugent.be/russiaplatform/en/about#PlatformStructure)
- [Partners](http://www.ugent.be/russiaplatform/en/partners)
- [Get in touch with us](http://www.ugent.be/russiaplatform/en/about#Contact)
## What we do
- [Informing you about studies at Ghent University](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/education)
- [Stimulating joint PhD](http://www.ugent.be/russiaplatform/en/research#JointPhD)
- [Hosting knowledge centres](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/research/overview.htm)
- [Newsletter](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/about/about#Newsletter)
- [Past activities](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/about/activities-25.htm)\
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## Focus on
[3 December 2025](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/kazakhstan-uzbekistan.htm)
### [Ghent University delegation led by Rector Petra De Sutter visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the first time](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/kazakhstan-uzbekistan.htm "Ghent University delegation led by Rector Petra De Sutter visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the first time")
[This mission was organised by the Ghent University’s Eureast Platform as part of of a trade mission organised by Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT) and others.](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/kazakhstan-uzbekistan.htm)
## News
| 13 March 2026 | [Call for applications: ENLIGHT summer school 2026 hosted by the University of Tartu (Estonia)](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/enlight-call-26.htm "Call for applications: ENLIGHT summer school 2026 hosted by the University of Tartu (Estonia)") |
| 22 January 2026 | [New Publication: Vrede aan de Wereld (en toen was het oorlog), Peace to the World! (And Then Came War)](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/peace-to-the-wold.htm "New Publication: Vrede aan de Wereld (en toen was het oorlog), Peace to the World! (And Then Came War)") |
| 27 June 2025 | [Rights in Europe: The Risks and Impact of Authoritarianism](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/summershool-10-25.htm "Rights in Europe: The Risks and Impact of Authoritarianism") |
| 12 May 2025 | [Summer School: Russia’s War Against Ukraine and New Spaces of Security and Insecurity in Europe](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/enlight-summer-school-2025.htm "Summer School: Russia’s War Against Ukraine and New Spaces of Security and Insecurity in Europe") |
| 18 April 2025 | [Studying the Microbiome of Honeybees: Dr. Inga Bazukyan’s Research Stay at Ghent University](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/bazukyan.htm "Studying the Microbiome of Honeybees: Dr. Inga Bazukyan’s Research Stay at Ghent University") |
| 16 April 2025 | [Strengthening Academic Ties in the South Caucasus: Eureast Platform’s Mission to Armenia and Georgia](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news/mission-armenia-georgia.htm "Strengthening Academic Ties in the South Caucasus: Eureast Platform’s Mission to Armenia and Georgia") |
- [More news](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/news)
## Events
- [Mar
31
Symposium 'Quality Assurance in Higher Education Amid War and AI: Insights from Ukraine and Belgium'
Universiteitsforum, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33-35, 9000 Ghent](https://www.ugent.be/en/agenda/war-ai)
- [More events](https://www.ugent.be/eureastplatform/en/news-events/events)