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Marina Shevtsova | Gender and LGBTQ+ Rights | Fulbright and Marie Curie | Humboldt-Universität | Part 1

Gender and LGBTQ+ Rights | Fulbright and Marie Curie | Humboldt-Universität | Part 1

Published on August 28, 2026

About this Episode

Marina Shevtsova is a political scientist, PhD holder from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and an expert on gender and LGBTQ+ rights. She has professional experience in Slovenia and Belgium, and has participated in Fulbright, GIZ, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie programs. Currently, she is a Senior FWO Postdoctoral Fellow at KU Leuven, Belgium.

Part 1
🔑 In this conversation:
✅ Academic career path and integration into Western science
✅ Challenges following the full-scale invasion
✅ Impact of the war on scientific activity
✅ The potential of the Ukrainian diaspora in the country's recovery

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Gender and LGBTQ+ Rights | Fulbright and Marie Curie | Humboldt-Universität | Part 1
Gender and LGBTQ+ Rights | Fulbright and Marie Curie | Humboldt-Universität | Part 1
Marina Shevtsova