Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University joined the organization and scientific work of the international conference of Germanists "Bukovyna as a place and motif of literature", dedicated to the understanding of Bukovyna as a unique cultural space and an important literary phenomenon, which took place from August 31 to September 2 at the Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava.

The co-organizers of the conference were the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Institute for German Culture and History of Southeast Europe at the University of Munich, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, and the Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava - a long-standing and reliable partner of the University of Chernivtsi. The long-term cooperation of the two universities, which are united not only by geographical proximity, but also by a common historical and cultural heritage, created special prerequisites for the implementation of such an international scientific project.

The theme of the conference is special, because Bukovina appears in it as a special space for the meeting of cultures, languages, literary traditions and historical experiences. It is this multi-layeredness that makes Bukovina a niche object for modern humanitarian research.

Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University provided organizational and scientific participation in the conference. University scientists – Dr. Philology, Prof. Petro Rykhlo, Dr. Philology, Prof. Iryna Osovska, Serhii Lukaniuk joined the reports, thematic discussions and academic discussion of problems related to the literary representation of Bukovyna, its cultural memory and place in the European literary space.

The conference brought together researchers from different countries of Europe and the world – Great Britain, Germany, Italy, USA, Romania, Czech Republic and Ukraine. Such a broad international geography demonstrates that Bukovina, due to its special historical and cultural synergy, is an extremely attractive topic not only for regional or national studies, but also for the broader European humanitarian discourse.