Announcements

In this series Melissa Siegel looks at migration in Egypt over three videos. The first video examines the history of Egyptian Migration with a focus on the period since the 19th Century. 

In this new video Melissa Siegel dives in to the Atlas of Migration developed by the European Commission’s Knowledge Center on Migration and Demography. The Atlas is a collection of data from numerous sources in a central, easily accessible online platform. In her video Melissa addresses the history and composition of the atlas. 

The new series will examine migration in a specific country or geographic region. The first migration snapshot examines the European Union (EU). This is based on the data found in the Atlas of migration. In this first video Melissa Siegel looks at various indicators and the flows of migration including through the issuance of residence permits and the number of asylum claims.

The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) flagship publication has launched a dynamic new webpage that connects fact-based narratives on migration with interactive data visualizations on some of the latest global migration data and information. It is the first microsite of its kind since the World Migration Report (WMR) series began more than two decades ago. 

Again using the EU’s Atlas of Migration, Prof. Siegel looks into Germany. In doing this she looks at immigrants and emigrants as well as the number of visas issued. 

Prof. Siegel looks into the Netherlands using the EU’s Atlas of Migration in her Migration Snapshot series.

Melissa Siegel was the most recent guest on the SBE Podcast hosted by Louis Morgner (an International Business student). In it she discussed both her own migration and academic journey as well as some of the myths that exist surrounding migration.

A team of Maastricht University employees including various MACIMIDE researchers won a Diversity & Inclusivity Grant to challenge the arbitrary distinction made between expats and migrants. The project ‘Expats x Migrants: Segregating the Migrant Community’ invites people to think about and question the labels they put on others by zooming into the distinction made between migrants and expats. 

Dr Bilisuma Dito has received a grant of €50,000 from the NWO WOTRO Impact and Innovation grant scheme for the project  ‘Only Time will Tell: How the Well-being of Stay-behind Migrants’ Children Develops Over time.’ 

The MACIMIDE website has been updated to facilitate searching the publications page.