The final conference of the IS Academy Migration and Development project was held in Maastricht from 22-24 January 2014, with sessions focusing on Afghanistan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Morocco and the Netherlands, and themes such as remittances, entrepreneurship and diasporas. Under the banner “A World in Motion”, the aim was to share analysis of project data and examine results from other research conducted around the world. The conference kicked off on Wednesday 22 January with welcome s...
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Khalid Koser has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) “for his services to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK”. The appointment was announced as a part of the British Queen’s New Year Honours List for 2014. The Order of the British Empire recognizes distinguished service to the arts and sciences, public services outside the Civil Service and work with charitable and welfare organisations of all kinds. Koser is the Deputy Dire...
We are now accepting applications for the Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP), which starts on 1 April 2014. Sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we offer 10 scholarships per year to government officials from 40 developing countries with at least three years’ experience in the field of migration and/or asylum. Our three month course includes three different courses: 1) Migration management and protection, 2) Migration and development, and 3) Migration Policy. The course ...