The MA thesis of cohort 7 graduate Albina Sharshenova brought her to research the complexities of the "mental asylum" concept and the...

When Siri starts talking about her MA thesis, one can see the spark in her eyes. She wanted to do a research project that would be...

Cohort 7 graduate Alejandro Salamanca is absolutely passionate about history. As a historian himself, he looked at each and every EMMIR...

By Daniel Braga Nascimento, EMMIR Cohort 8 After spending my third semester module in South Africa, at the University of Wits, I came to...

On Thursday 14 November, EMMIR held a video screening of the #RethinkPopulism video series of MigrationMatters, e.V. at the Schlaues...

Walking around the streets of Dakar, Avantee observed the strong segregation of public spaces. At that point, she was only at the first...

The two-year EMMIR journey ends up with an exciting and relieving feeling: handing in the MA thesis. Students are encouraged to start...

by Ana Raquel Torres Menezes I arrived in Macedonia last September. Since then, the weather has been generous, with very few rainy days...

In August 2014, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacked and conquered areas in northern Iraq, thereby targeting its re

Cohort 8 students Anjuli Moll and Julia Sonholz attended the 12th Summer School on Migrants, Human Rights and Democracy at the University...

Two students from the University of Oldenburg created a Media Project about the EMMIR Programme for which they conducted interviews with dif

When I was first accepted into the EMMIR programme, one of my very first questions was, “why Oldenburg?”.

The semester in Stavanger is passing by in a flash. I tried not to have any expectations when coming to Norway and this country has...

After moving to Stavanger, Cohort 8 student Daniel Braga Nascimento started volunteering at SAIH (the Norwegian Students and Academics'...

EMMIR Cohort 8 students Tinyiko Sithole and Eihlam Elgamal hosted presentations during Amnesty International's Human Rights Week in Stavange

by Beatrice Mariottini, Cohort 7. Despite the efforts of the current Italian administration – who’s been following the footsteps of the prev

"One of the most intriguing realizations I gained during the study trip to Berlin is that we can find traces from Germany’s colonial...

Cohort 7 students doing their third semester mobility in České Budějovice (@ the University of South Bohemia) met up with Cohort 8...

"The museum was an eye-opening experience. I realized my idea about the Roma community was completely wrong", says Sofia. Cohort 8...

My name is Emilio Cabrera and I am working in the UNDP regional center based in Panama, Panama, working directly with the Green...