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New publication: A Lifeline for Global Development Is Under Threat – Trump’s Remittance Tax Will Hurt Migrants and Incentivize Emigration
Ana Isabel López García, an assistant professor of global migration at Maastricht University, and Vanessa van den Boogaard, a research lead at the International Centre for Tax and Development and a senior research associate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto present an analysis of the remittance tax proposed by Trump.
read moreInvitation (NL): Open dag azc Maastricht
Via deze weg willen wij jullie van harte uitnodigen voor onze Open azc dag op zaterdag 27 september van 13.00 tot 16.00 uur.
read moreInvitation: EUI Seminar Series – Countering misinformation about refugees and migrants: An evidence-based framework
Join Professor Daniel Ghezelbash as he presents a step-by-step approach to help individuals engage with misinformation about refugees and migrants effectively.
read moreCall for applications: StatelessHub Research Fellowship
Are you interested in statelessness?
read moreCall for mentors: Graduate access for refugee/displaced students
The Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) at the University of Oxford is once again launching Graduate Horizons – an application support programme for students affected by displacement who are applying for master’s degrees anywhere in the world.
read moreCall for papers: 2026 IMISCOE Spring Conference (University of Liège)
The Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) of the University of Liège is delighted to announce that it will host the 2026 IMISCOE Spring Conference in Liège between 16-18 March 2026. We would like to extend a friendly reminder to submit your paper proposals. The Call for Papers can be found below.
read moreCall for proposals: DAMR Annual Pitch & Mix event
We are pleased to share the call for the Annual Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR) Pitch & Mix event with you, taking place on October 30 2025 from 13.00-17.00, at the Ministry of Asylum and Migration in the Hague.
read moreNew publication: Language, time, and diversity: Ghanaian and Syrian newcomers’ perceptions of inequalities and opportunities in Germany’s tracked secondary-school system
In Germany, newcomer students are usually directed toward lower-track schools due to perceived language deficiencies, commonly attending preparatory classes primarily offered in such schools.
read moreCall for papers: Workshop on high-skilled migration (Radboud University)
We are pleased to share the Call for Abstracts for the upcoming interdisciplinary workshop: “Local Jobs, Global Lives? High-skilled migrants navigating transnational mobility and local embeddedness”, taking place 11–12 December 2025 at Radboud University, Nijmegen.
read moreNew blog: 40 years of Schengen in times of border controls
In this new ITEM Brief, Pim Mertens and Martin Unfried discuss 40 years of Schengen in times of internal border controls, reflecting on the normalisation of border controls as instrument for migration.
read moreCall for applications: EUI 21st Migration Summer School
EUI’s Migration Policy Centre offers this annual course that offers a unique opportunity for individuals passionate about international migration, asylum, and mobility to gather, learn, and collaborate.
read more12/02/2025 – Seminar: A global transnational mobility dataset (hybrid)
Did you know that international migration accounts for less than 1% of total transnational travel worldwide?
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