Understanding and Tackling the Migration Challenge: The Role of Research

The Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission organises a two-day conference to explore and demonstrate how European research can support policy makers in designing effective and sustainable migration policies. To this end, past and current research on migration -including on integration, circular migration, migration and development, data and statistical modelling- will be presented and debated from a policy perspective.

Programme

Agenda  524 KB

Conference Report - Understanding and Tackling the Migration Challenge: The Role of Research

The Conference Report summarises the main discussions and conclusions of the conference, identifies immediate and long-term research needs and provides recommendations for policy making.

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Conference Presentations

• R. King: Migration: Facing Realities and Maximising Opportunities  543 KB
• A. Savary  197 KB
• B. Anderson  244 KB
• A. Lulle: How could research have better anticipated the current migration crisis?  332 KB
• F. Heran: Looking forward: future migration trends and research needs for Europe  1.0 MB
• F. Soda: Looking forward: future migration trends and research needs for Europe  516 KB
• S. Carrera: Understanding and Tackling the Migration Challenge - The Role of Social Sciences Research  390 KB
• E. Macleod: UNHCR Jordan Cash Assistance Programme: Delivery against needs, innovation and the future of assistance  459 KB
• E. Macleod: Research and innovation - refugee situations  263 KB
• M. Malek: 1 Million refugees… 1 Million brains  12.7 MB
• H. Alhamada  173 KB
• S. Al Darra: Understanding and Tackling the Migration Challenge: The Role of Research  1.3 MB
• A. Roman: Research institutions and organisations: the way forward to integration of refugee researchers  1.2 MB
• R. Pozzo: Research institutions and organisations: the way forward to integration of refugee researchers  196 KB
• B. Szigeti: Labour market access of Researchers as humanitarian migrants  214 KB
• M. Kosmidis: “Understanding and Tackling the Migration Challenge – The Role of Research” Labour Market Access for TCN Researchers – Refugee aspect in Greece  206 KB
• C. Bachmann: Chance for Science  1.5 MB
• A. Schmauder: Higher Education for Refugees - Mapping Opportunities in Germany (and beyond?)  794 KB
• E. Dall: Science in Asylum  843 KB
• M. Hardman: Understanding and Tackling the Migration Challenge: The Role of Research Show-casing initiatives from across Europe  736 KB
• B. Richter  194 KB
• R. Penninx: Challenges and opportunities of migrants’ integration in the light of recent flows  413 KB
• P. Huber: Labor market impacts of migration and fiscal outcomes  344 KB
• A. Triandafyllidou: Socio-Cultural Challenges of Migrant Integration  273 KB
• G. DAmato: Politicisation of Migration in Europe  594 KB
• M. Georgiou: Why do communication technologies matter?  1.2 MB
• A. Veizis: Migration and Health... Medical and humanitarian assistance for people on the move, MSF experience and challenges  5.9 MB
• M. Nørredam: Migration and health: Organising access to EU health care systems for migrants  2.6 MB
• A. Geddes: Climate Change and Migration: Overview of the Scientific Evidence  2.1 MB
• I. Boas; Climate change and migration: the case of Syria – speech  286 KB
• I. Boas (2): Climate Change and Migration: the case of Syria – presentation  1.4 MB
• C. Boswell 4 Feb: Conclusions, first day  344 KB
• C. Boswell 5 Feb: Conclusions, second day  347 KB

Findings from social sciences and economic research will feature at the conference alongside short- to long-term health care needs of migrants as well as the link between climate change and current and future migratory processes. More...