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„Becoming rivered“ – how I became the river0
It all began with an emotion: a few women gathered on the riverbank to bid farewell to a friend and scatter his ashes. We asked Danube to carry him to the sea – or perhaps to let him become a drop that falls elsewhere and gives life. We entrusted him to Danube, but we also
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Media, AI and women from the Danube Swabians and Ukraine: How Ulm gave the Danube region a voice0
At the 2026 International Danube Festival in Ulm, women from the Danube Swabian region and Ukraine came together with opinion leaders from Serbia, Austria and Germany for a two-day workshop on combating fake news and online hate, held as part of a conference on democracy. Between media training sessions, a shared dinner in the garden
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DYON brings Bosnia and Herzegovina and The LÄND together0
- Current, Main article, Society
- July 22, 2026
For three days, Theme Tent 2 at the International Danube Festival in Ulm became a meeting place for Baden-Württemberg and Bosnia and Herzegovina. There was spinning, snacking and marvelling. There are moments when a tent is more than just a tent. For example, when a visitor from Ulm holds a hand spindle for the first
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Building bridges for reconstruction0
Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression, Ulm and Neu-Ulm have been supporting their Ukrainian twin town in a variety of ways: the partnership, which was officially launched in spring 2023, initially focused heavily on humanitarian aid and donations of goods; however, it is increasingly shifting towards more sustainable and institutional forms of cooperation.
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And every day, the Danube greets us – Childhood and youth along the ‘River Europe’0
- Culture, Current, Main article
- July 2, 2026
In Freiburg, there is an institute that studies the lives of Germans in Eastern Europe: the Institute for Cultural Analysis of Germans in Eastern Europe (IKDE). Researchers there have delved into the archives and unearthed photographs and audio recordings of childhoods and youth along the Danube. Together with partners from the Danube countries, this has
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AI, Cybersecurity, Business Transformation: Future Forum in Ulm0
On 3 July, the Ulm Chamber of Industry and Commerce will host a high-profile conference on the future of the Danube region: under the title “The Danube Region at the Turn of Times – Shaping the Digital Future along the Danube”, the business conference will focus on key issues relating to digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI)
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