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The University of Alberta stands with our students, employees, academic colleagues, alumni and friends who have deep roots in Ukraine.
For students and employees who require support please visit U of A Stands with Ukraine to be connected with resources and services, including an FAQ for prospective and current students.
Read the March 8 letter from President Bill Flanagan and Steve Dew to learn more about the multiple efforts the U of A is engaged in to respond and support those affected.
The University of Alberta has created an emergency fund to support students and scholars directly affected by the crisis in Ukraine. You can donate by visiting the Financial Support in Response to the Crisis in Ukraine website.
U-ART: Ukraine - Archives Rescue Team was launched on March 11, 2022 as a Canadian emergency response initiative coordinated at the University of Alberta by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Kule Folklore Centre, and Kule Institute for Advanced Studies. The goal of the initiative is to provide data backups for Ukrainian archival institutions, research institutions, individual scholars in all disciplines.
Більше про ініціативу українською мовою тут.
- U-ART offers free digital storage to Ukrainian scholars and institutions under threat.
- U-ART provides free, secure, and private data backup for archival institutions, research institutions, and individual scholars in all disciplines.
- U-ART is a Canadian Emergency Response Initiative coordinated at the University of Alberta.
- U-ART is coordinated by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Kule Folklore Centre, and Kule Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Alberta, and is supported by a number of national stakeholders.
For assistance with your data storage fill out this form, and we will get in touch with you with details as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about the initiative, contact U-ART at ufpdf@ualberta.ca
Все буде Україна!
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Featured archival collection
Recent library acquisition
A memoir of growing up in Mundare, AB in the care of author's Baba and Gido John and Magda Feniak