The Migration Summer School is organised by the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. The two week-long academic program was launched in 2005. Since then, the Centre has welcomed a total of 415 participants from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Every year we look forward to welcoming an enriching mix of postgraduate students, civil servants, officials at international organizations, representatives from NGOs and other civil society organizations, journalists, policy analysts, and teachers from around the world.
During the two weeks, participants attend lectures, inter-active workshops and debates held by members of the MPC as well as other academics and policy professionals, in addition to time for independent study and research. The aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the study of migration by combining insights from political, economic, sociological, legal and anthropological approaches to the topic. The Summer School is also a unique opportunity to network with other participants from throughout the world and have access to some outstanding scholars in the field.
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The 19th Migration Summer School will will take place between Monday 26 June and Friday 7 July 2023 in Florence, Italy. It will provide an opportunity for participants to learn about recent trends in research on the transnational governance of international migration, asylum and mobility.
The call for the applications has been already launched - don't miss a chance to participate at the 19th Migration Summer School! The deadline for applications is 27 February 2023.
The 18th Migration Summer School will will take place between Monday 27 June and Friday 8 July 2022 in Florence, Italy. It will provide develop an enhanced perspective on their own professional and career development. The Summer School will follow a problem-oriented approach to encourage critical engagement. Participants will be supported by extensive background material, debates, group work, individual drop-in sessions with tutors plus sessions during which participants can present their own projects.
Migration Summer School programme: download here.
17th Migration Summer School: Migration and the Pandemic: Taking Stock and Thinking Ahead
16th Migration Summer School: Migration and Mobility in an Era of Contention - Cancelled
15th Migration Summer School - Bridging the Gaps: Connecting Research, Public Debates and Policy-Making on Migration
14th Migration Summer School
13th Migration Summer School: Thinking beyond crisis
12th Migration Summer School: Approaches to International Migration at Origin and Destination: Theories, Policies and Methods for Analysis
11th Migration Summer School: Multiple Approaches to Migration: Challenges at Origin and Destination
10th Migration Summer School: Framing Migration Differently: From Implicit Problem to Implied Asset
9th Migration Summer School: Theories, Methods and Policies
The Migration Summer School was created in 2005 and has seen over 400 participants over the years. Here you can see some statistics:
Summer School Key Figures (since 2005)
- Total number of applicants: 2944
- Total number of participants: 438
National Origin of Summer School Participants
This page only includes the details of the participants who have given their consent to publish them.
17th Summer School 2021

Kidist Ejerssa Demissie
Program officer-migration, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Nkiru Perpetua Duru
Program and Research Manager, Centre for Youths Integrated Development

Maria Giulia Amadio Vicerè
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, EUI

Bistra Ivanova
Chairperson, Multi Kulti Collective (MKC)

Lydia Both
Advisor in GIZ-Project Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement, GIZ

Emanuela Canini
PhD candidate, University of Sydney

Johanna Bögel
Advisor Kenya / Somalia, GIZ

Ezgi Irgil
PhD Student, The University of Gothenburg

Julian S. Tangermann
Project Manager Diaspora Cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Karin Vaagland
PhD Candidate at the University of Oslo
15th Summer School 2019

Hend Eltaweel
Assist. Inter-Agency Coordination Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Patricia Martinez Saez
Project Manager, European Association for Information on Local Development

Ronell Delerio
Senior Labor and Employment Officer, Institute for Labor Studies

Helen Dempster
Assistant Director, Center for Global Development

Inese Supule
Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Latvia

Sharlene Westerwinter
Legal advisor, Asylex

Mulualem Getachew Adgeh
Senior Migration & Refugee Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia

Teresa Gil Ricol
Junior Professional Officer, OSCE

Vanessa Ruget
Associate Professor, Salem State University

Kudakwashe Vanyoro
Research Communications Officer and Doctoral Researcher, African Centre for Migration & Society

Fergus Peace
Researcher, Global Future

Teresa Frasca
Legal Research Assistant, Asylum in Europe

Jan Essink
Ph.D. candidate, Erasmus Rotterdam University

Sinisa Djuric
Project Manager, Migration for Development Programme, GIZ Serbia

Dario Vaschetto
Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, EU Commission

Mariavittoria Garlappi
Senior Specialist, VET Policies and Systems, Country Coordinator Israel and Kosovo, European Training Foundation
14th Summer School 2018

John Atwebembeire


Rida Riaz
PhD Candidate, Monash University, Australia & Research Fellow, Lahore School of Economics


Stephen Sikolia
Lawyer and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Kenya's Refugee Management Agency


Lekalakala Amohelang
Ministry of Home Affairs, Kingdom of Lesotho


Sayed Mahdi Mosawi
Ph.D., Sociology, Hacettepe University, Turkey & Visiting Scholar, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany


Charles Obila
Migration Officer, Intergovernmental Authority on Development


Ted Tan
Director for Communications & Research, Coordinator for ASEAN & Migrant Activities, UNI Apro


Karen Hargrave
Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Adviser, International Directorate, British Red Cross


Maylis De Verneuil
Attorney at Law, Bar of Bordeaux


Sandra Morgenstern
University Konstanz, Germany


Francesca Soliman
PhD candidate, School of Law, University of Edinburgh


Irine Loria
Protection Officer, IOM Bangladesh


Heliodoro Temprano
Adviser, International Economic Relations and Global Governance, European Commission


Laura Foley
Doctoral Researcher, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield
13th Summer School 2017


Bianca Benvenuti
Advocacy Officer, Medecins Sans Frontieres


Victor Nyamori
Regional Refugee Coordinator, Amnesty International, International Secretariat -East and Horn of Africa Office, Kenya


Chiara Casarella
Interreg Central Europe, Joint Secretariat, Vienna


Christoph Deuster
Migration and Urbanization Section, Population Division, UN DESA


Maria Giulia Montanari
PhD candidate in Economic Sociology and Labour Sciences, University of Milan


Jeroen Naus
Policy Advisor to a Dutch EPP Member of the European Parliament


Anna Lisa Pantusa
Refugee Status Determination Officer, Italian Ministry of the Interior


Luciana Vaccotti
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights


Alice Verticelli
PhD Candidate in Political Science, Northeastern University
12th Summer School 2016


Andrea Milan
Data Officer, Global Migration Data Analysis Centre, International Organization for Migration


Paraschos Smigadis
HR Dir. and Head of Secretary's General Office, Ministry of National Defence, Greece & General Staff of National Defence, CY


Nourhan Abdel Aziz
Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, American University in Cairo


John Mushomi
Postdoc Fellow, University of Pretoria


Sara Buzzoni
Humanitarian Aid Desk Officer, Turkey Team, ECHO Brussels


James Correia
Corporate Services Executive, British Chambers of Commerce


Dragan Filimonovic
PhD candidate, Faculty of Business and Economic, Basel University


Olivia Hannemann
Gesellschaft für international Zusammenarbeit GmbH, Germany


Coralie Rey
Humanitarian Worker, International Committee of the Red Cross


Katerina Vlasaki
Head of Regional Observatory of Social Integration, Region of Crete


Alberto-Horst Neidhardt
Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre


Anita Cinkotai
Anti-trafficking Expert, Ministry of Interior of Hungary Unit for Anti-trafficking and Horizontal Affairs


Thu Hien Dao
FAO


Karen Anne Liao
PhD candidate, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore


Froilan Malit, Jr.
Associate, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Zayed University, Dubai & Fellow, CIFAL, Philippines


Paola Pannia
PhD, Research Fellow, University of Florence


Fatma Mabrouk
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia & Center of Economic and Social Studies and Researches, Tunisia








Imtiyaz Ali
Public Helath Consultant, IQVIA Consulting and Informarion Services India Pvt. Ltd.


Marianne Gierow
Division for EU affairs, Swedish Ministry for Justice


Cristian Incaltarau
Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
11th Summer School 2015








Heba El Kholy
Director, Lutfia Rabbani Foundation


Aylan Déniz
Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Ankara University








Meltem Ineli Ciger
Assistant Professor, International Law Department, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Law, Turkey








Felegebirhan Belesti Mihret
PhD, School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University


Mantan Sekmokas
Policy Adviser, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission


Nina Haelg
Associate Migration Officer, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration, UN


Stefania Imperia
Cash Hub Knowledge Manager, British Red Cross








Ulla Siirto
Adviser, Multicultural and Immigration, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland


Matti Valimaki
Centre for Parliamentary Studies, University of Turku


Eva Singler
Special Officer for Immigration and Welcoming Culture Dept. Fundamental Work and Anti-Discrimination Office of Multicultural Affairs, Frankfurt
10th Summer School 2014


Gulbahor Saraeva
Adj. Prof. and Faculty Member, MA in UN and Global Studies Program, The State University of New Jersey


Louise Munkholm
Post-doc Fellow, Dept. of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University


Gamze Ovacık
LL.M. - Ph.D. Candidate, Bilkent University Faculty of Law


Yasin Kerem Gumus
Assistant Professor, Sakarya University


Rakesh Ranjan
Assistant Professor, Centre for Development Practice and Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences


Saskia Heilemann
Research Associate, IOM Austria


Tetyana Hnatyuk
PhD, Senior Researcher, Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
9th Summer School 2013


Ujwal Bastakoti
AUT University, Auckland


Esra Demirkol
PhD candidate, University of Sussex


Anna Rocheva
PhD candidate, Sociology & Research Fellow, Academy for National Economy and Public Administration


Sara Sadek
Regional Mixed Migration Coordinator, Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, Mixed Migration Center, Danish Refugee Council


Tina Dutta
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, Marwadi University


Ijin Hong
Institute for Welfare State Research, Yonsei University, Seoul


Meltem Hamit
National Project Manager, IOM Turkey


Oxana Paduraru
First Secretary, Directorate for European Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova


Juan Carlos Triviño Salazar
Juan de la Cierva Post-Doctoral fellow, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals


Niovi Vavoula
Lecturer in Migration and Security, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London


Andrei Yeliseyeu
Research Director, East Center


Alessia Bacchi
Consultant


Alex Mocanu
MSc in International Development & Management, Lund University
8th Summer School 2012


Maryam Khazaeli
Australian Capital Territory Government, Canberra


Secil Pacaci Elitok
Research Fellow, Wayne State University, & Visiting Adj. Prof., Michigan State University


Hiba Aref Saida
Field Coordinator, Tamer Institute For Community Education, Palestine


Marame Cissé
Postdoctoral Researcher, Gender Studies and Research Group, Gaston Berger University, Senegal








Muzaffer Seda Yakinol
UN OCHA


Bharte Umesh Laxmanrao
PhD, Asst. Prof., Applied Psychology, University of Mumbai


Suzanne Menhem
Professor, Lebanese University Institute of Social Sciences-II


Iryna Maidanik
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Demography and Social Studies of National Academy of Science of Ukraine


Olga Tkach
Senior researcher, Centre for Independent Social Research, St. Petersburg

