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Special online session within the EURINT 2024 International Conference: Situation of Ukrainian refugees in Central Europe and the Balkans – comparative analysis and lessons learned

On May 24 (2024) at 12.30-14.00 (CET) there will be a special online session organized at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi as a part of the 13th edition of International EURINT Conference ‘Debating Europe: new approaches, action tools and integration scenarios’. The session is organized in order to present and debate over the research report prepared by the team of 14 academics from 7 countries representing 10 universities of the Border and Regional Studies Network. The report is result of the Visegrad + project supported financially by the International Visegrad Fund: Ukrainian refugees in Central Europe and the Balkans – lessons learned and policy recommendations coordinated by the University of Opole, Poland.

 
The session will be chaired by dr Bartosz Czepil (University of Opole, Poland) and dr Marina Andeva (University American Colleague Skopje, North Macedonia)
Details of the session and registration are here: https://eurint.uaic.ro/ss2024CEEPUS.htm
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The third online session within the Visegrad + project: Ukrainian refugees in Central Europe and the Balkans – lessons learned and policy recommendations

 

On January 22 (2024) researchers from the Border and Regional Studies network participated in the third online session organized within the Visegrad + project. This time another step of the project was discussed. After the conference organized in Skopje in October 2023 by the University America Colleague Skopje, the next step is working on the comparative report based on individual country studies prepared by country teams. Thus, the meeting was mainly focused on talking over the preliminary structure of the report and operational aspects of preparing its content. According to the project’s plan publishing of the research report will be followed by the on-line debate with representatives of different sectors engaged in refugee policy.

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International conference organized in Skopje in October 18-20, 2023: Ukrainian Refugees in Central Europe and the Balkans – lessons learned and policy recommendations
 

The conference is part of the Visegrad + project financed by the International Visegrad Fund (see: https://borderandregionalstudies.wnopiks.uni.opole.pl/visegrad-project/). The purpose of the conference is to share the results of research and work together on recommendations on refugee policy, by engaging students, experts from the UNHCR, representatives of NGOs, and Ukrainian refugees.  The last, but not least,  the research report, including the main findings and recommendations formulated in Skopje, will be published and disseminated among the main stakeholders.

 

The whole project is implemented by academics of the Border and Regional Studies Network, integrating 10 partners of the network. It aims at improving cooperation between experts from Central Europe and the Balkan countries in the field of conducting research and forming policy recommendations on the status of refugees by working on the comparative study of Ukrainian refugees. An influx of Ukrainian refugees after the Russian aggression of February 24, 2022, is a significant challenge for receiving countries, institutions, and societies. These challenges and how they were dealt with will be studied from a comparative perspective taking into account the different experiences of 7 countries of the region (V4, Romania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia).

  • Time and location: October 18-20, 2023, Skopje, North Macedonia

  • Contact person: dr Marina Andeva marina.andeva@uacs.edu.mk (University American College Skopje), dr Bartosz Czepil bczepil@uni.opole.pl (University of Opole)

  • Organizer: University American College Skopje, University of Opole, Border and Regional Studies Network (the conference is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe)

  • The basic characteristic: The conference is part of the Visegrad + project financed by the International Visegrad Fund (see: https://borderandregionalstudies.wnopiks.uni.opole.pl/visegrad-project/). The purpose of the conference is to share the results of research and work together on recommendations on refugee policy, by engaging students, experts from the UNHCR, representatives of NGOs, and Ukrainian refugees.  The last, but not least,  the research report, including the main findings and recommendations formulated in Skopje, will be published and disseminated among the main stakeholders.

The kick-off meeting within the Visegrad + project: Ukrainian refugees in Central Europe and the Balkans – lessons learned and policy recommendations
 

On June 7th (2023) researchers from the Border and Regional Studies network met online in order to participate in the first session organized within the Visegrad + project aimed at comparing the position of Ukrainian refugees in 7 countries of Central Europe and the Balkans. The event gathered academics from ten universities engaged in the project. The meeting’s agenda covered organizational issues and timeline of the project, with special focus on its main outcomes – conference in Skopje (October 18-20, 2023) and the final research report. The methodology of country studies was also discussed, resulting in preparation of the analytical matrix designed for comparative purpose. The last part of the kick-off meeting was devoted to the special issue on Ukraine to be published in 2024 in the Eastern Journal of European Studies (see: https://ejes.uaic.ro/special_issue.htm)

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The second online session within the Visegrad + project: Ukrainian refugees in Central Europe and the Balkans – lessons learned and policy recommendations
 

On September 18th (2023) researchers from the Border and Regional Studies network participated in the second online session organized within the Visegrad + project aimed at comparing the position of Ukrainian refugees in 7 countries of Central Europe and the Balkans. The event, once again, gathered academics from 10 universities engaged in the project. The meeting’s agenda focused on methodology of the comparison and its changes after preliminary work on country studies. The second, most important point discussed was the programme of the conference in Skopje (October 18-20, 2023), which is the main outcome of the project. The event will gather academics, students, representatives of the UNHCR from North Macedonia, representatives of civil society organizations. It will be devoted to sharing, discussing and comparing country studies conducted by teams of researchers from 7 countries involved into the project. The purpose is to share results of research and work together on recommendations on refugees policy, by engaging students, experts from the UNHCR, representatives of ngos and Ukrainian refugees. These recommendations will be included to the research report.

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