• All requests for support of researchers go to the department "National and International Cooperation" (Prof. Dr. Hedwig J. Kaiser, head.international@unibas.ch). This department registers all requests and clarifies whether there are suitable fields of activity in the faculties and refers the applicants to the corresponding faculties (Dean's offices). 
   
• The Dean's offices (managing directors) are responsible for finding thematically suitable researchers or research groups within the faculties.
   
• Researchers who cannot be employed on a regular basis are then granted the status of "visiting researcher" if they can be hosted by a researcher or research group and have S protection status. For these researchers, support is provided primarily through emergency aid (social assistance) financed by the federal government and the cantons. 
   
• The faculties can also offer low-threshold forms of support to the admitted researchers, such as the granting of a teaching assignment, cost coverage for publications or participation in conferences, etc.

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The University of Basel offers Ukrainian students/doctoral candidates at Bachelor, Master and PhD level to study/research at the University of Basel as visiting students. This was decided by the President' Board of the University at its meeting on March 15, 2022, in addition to financial aid.  In doing so, the President's Board relies on the Switzerland-wide recommendations of the Commission for Admissions and Equivalences (KZA) of swissuniversities, which provide for easier access for Ukrainian students to Swiss universities.

Admission to guest studies for Ukrainian students 
The University of Basel offers Ukrainian students and doctoral candidates fast and unbureaucratic access to the University of Basel by granting them guest status according to § 31 of the Student Regulations (document in German).

The following requirements for admission to guest status must be met:

• Proof of university matriculation at a Ukrainian university.
• Proof of the protection status S
• in case of guest doctorate: confirmation of a first supervisor at the University of Basel

Enrollment is at the level and in a comparable subject corresponding to the proof of matriculation at the Ukrainian university. Enrollment in guest status is initially limited to three semesters according to § 31. A decision on extension may be made at a later date.

Excluded from the regulation of the guest status are the admission-restricted subjects of the Faculty of Medicine (human medicine and dentistry as well as sports science and nursing science).

Provided that third-country nationals who were enrolled at a Ukrainian university have a protection status S, they can also apply for guest studies at the University of Basel. 

Personal advice by the Basel Student Advice Center
The Basel Student Advice Center provides personal advice to students and secondary school pupils from Ukraine about their options at the University, the University of Applied Sciences and High Schools.

Financial aid in connection with the war in Ukraine
Ukrainian or other students who are experiencing financial difficulties due to the war in Ukraine are welcome to contact the Social Services. If necessary, short-term bridging aid can also be applied for from the University's scholarship fund.

February 28, 2022. The University of Basel is following with great concern the developments in Ukraine following Russia's military intervention, directed not only against the sovereignty and self-determined development of a country, but also against the democratic and liberal growth of a young European state. The University fully supports the  Statement of solidarity with Ukraine and the supports and endorses the protests of other universities.

The University of Basel stands for open exchange and the freedom of research and teaching, for principles of democracy, tolerance and cooperation across all borders. The University appeals to all the relevant and responsible bodies in Switzerland to work towards ending this blatant and unique disregard for the guarantees of international law in Europe and to support the people affected.

 The university management shares the concerns for the well-being of students, academics and researchers in Ukraine, which is under military attack, and will do its utmost to support all academic colleagues affected by the military actions.

• Offers of the Language Center of the University of Basel can be found here.
• Offers of the Open Auditorium can be found here.
• Information on the Faculty Fund for Ukrainian Researchers at Risk of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences can be found here.
• Information and support on behalf of the Welcome & Euraxess Center can be found here.

The Faculty of Psychology offers free psychological support for all those affected by the war in Ukraine. The counseling team consists of recognized and qualified psychotherapists and psychotherapists in training, More information on the website of the Faculty of Psychology. More information on the website of the Faculty of Psychology.

The Basel Student Advice Center provides personal advice to students and secondary school pupils from Ukraine about their options at the University, the University of Applied Sciences and High Schools.

The academic initiative "Ukrainian Research in Switzerland" (URIS) at the Department of History of the University of Basel is contributing since years in furthering Ukrainian expertise in Switzerland, fostering the next generation of scholars, and promoting the international networks of Switzerland-based university research on Ukraine. URIS offers among others a data base with regards to the Ukraine-research in Switzerland, a newsletter, Ukrainian language courses, lecture series or summer schools in Ukraine. URIS is financially supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation

sciCORE supports the SUCHO initiative, aiming at protecting the Digital Heritage in Ukraine > https://www.sucho.org/. sciCORE preserves a secondary copy of cultural resources from thousands of institutions in Ukraine in a coordinated effort with the University Library and DaSCH, the Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities.

The University Library provides information in Ukrainian about offers, locations, workstations and more.

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is providing several million francs to host researchers from Ukraine at Swiss universities through Scholars at Risk. In addition, researchers from Ukraine can be employed in a project funded by the SNSF. Additional salary costs for up to 12 months can be requested. For more information, please visit the SNSF website.

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