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The 6th Annual Peacemakers Conference and Workshop is organized jointly by the Office of International Programs (OIP) and the Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoç). The Conference will take place on July 8 and the ensuing Workshop on July 9 – 11, 2017 in Istanbul. 

Organizational Unit: UNU Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM) 

CMRS has the following three vacancies: 

– Research Officers : Two Positions 
– Senior Administrative Assistant : One position  

In the upcoming seminar, Dr. Fleur Wouterse (International Food Policy Research Institute) will present “Migration and rural welfare: The impact of potential policy reforms in Europe “. The seminar will be held from 11:00-12:00 in room 0.16/0.17 of the UNU-MERIT building at Boschstraat 24. A sandwich lunch will be provided. 

This synopsis was first published in the newsletter of Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries Programme. 

How can we improve the refugee integration policies?  The biggest research project in the EU dedicated to answering this question launches its ‘Forintegration.eu’ website 

Mazzucato, V., Dito, B., Grassi, M., and Vivet, J. (2017). Transnational parenting and the well-being of Angloan migrant parents in Europe. Global Networks, Vol. 17, Iss. 1. 

Mexican Ambassador to the Netherlands, Eduardo Ibarrola Nicolin, will speak on ‘MIGRATION TO THE US FROM MEXICO. 

Canadian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Sabine Nölke, will speak on ‘Migration Issues: The Canadian Experience’ 

In the upcoming seminar, Mr. Thomas Huddleston (Migration Policy Group) will present “Using integration policy indexes to measure policy determinants and outcomes: The do’s and don’ts for researchers“. 

Globalization, Transnationalism & Development Colloquium 

When: March 8, 2017, from 15:30 to 17:00 

Where: Spiegelzaal Soiron building – Grote Gracht 80-82, Maastricht University 

Odysseus Summer School 2017 (including 4 grants for PhD students)