17/11/2022 – Piloting Skills Mobility Partnerships: Lessons learned from the MATCH project and the way forward

“Piloting Skills Mobility Partnerships: Lessons learned from the MATCH project and the way forward” will take place on 17th of November 2022 in Brussels, from 9:30 to 17:30, in a hybrid format! For the last three years, the MATCH project has been piloting circular migration schemes…

03/11/2022 – MIDEQ/UNU-CPR event on the implementation of the Global Compact Migration.”

MIDEQ and the UN University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) are hosting – “From promises to practice: towards the effective implementation of the Global Compact Migration.” This hybrid event, on 3 November at 3:00 PM (GMT+2), will take place six months…

03/11/2022 – Joep Lange Chair & Fellows Symposium: Migration and Health

Hosted by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development (AIGHD) and the Joep Lange Institute (JLI), the Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium brings together leading experts around a specific topic showcasing cutting-edge research. This year’s symposium will provide…

23/11/2022 – New Insights on Return Processes & Return Governance

You are cordially invited to a UNU Migration Network research dissemination event on Return Processes and Return Governance. The event will offer an opportunity to discuss the policy findings and implications of two recently completed doctoral projects that focus on…

26/10/2022 – UNU-MERIT/MACIMIDE Seminar on “Does credibility beat anxiety? The mediating impact in migration information campaigns: Evidence from a field experiment”

Abstract: A novel European policy concerning irregular migration is the implementation of information campaigns in popular sending countries. Recent literature suggests a certain effectiveness of these campaigns, revealing that triggering anxiety in the target audience enhances the impact of the…

20/09/2022 – “Comprehensive Innovation for Sustainable Development”, a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Prof Dr Bartel Van de Walle

On 20 September 2022, UNU will host “Comprehensive Innovation for Sustainable Development“, a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr Bartel Van de Walle, Director of the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). This event will be…

07-08/07/2022 – Flood Knowledge Summit 2022 – From Risks to Resilience

Background Floods are a common environmental hazard, often causing loss of lives, economic losses and livelihood impacts around the globe. At the same time, the recently published 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that…

20/06/2022 – Lumière x Refugee Project Maastricht: Flee screening

On World Refugee Day, Lumière is collaborating with Refugee Project Maastricht to cast some light on today’s most pressing refugee issues. The beautiful FLEE will be followed by a panel discussion, in which the focus is set on the situation…

01/06/2022 – IOM Launch Event: The impact of Covid-19 on migration from a gender perspective

IOM Research is pleased to invite you to the launch of a new research publication on “The impacts of COVID-19 on migration and migrants from a gender perspective”, produced with the support of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The launch…

20/05/2022 – Online Workshop on ‘Challenges and Priorities of migration research in the Global North and South’

This workshop is a collaboration between Maastricht University (the Netherlands), Wolaita Sodo University (Ethiopia) and Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR). The objective of this 1-day Online workshop is to create a learning and networking platform for early career researchers…