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Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies


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Part of IMIS members and staff, May 2023. Photo: Karin Schumacher, Osnabück University

Welcome to the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS)

The Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research center at the University of Osnabrück.

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Sub-project leaders of the Collaborative Research Center at Osnabrück University. © Simone Reukauf Fotografie

Major success for migration research in Osnabrück: DFG approves a new Collaborative Research Center at the University

[24.11.2023] It is an outstanding recognition of the achievements of migration research in Osnabrück: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has selected the proposal to establish the Collaborative Research Center "Production of Migration" at the University of Osnabrück for funding. The research strength of the location and the innovative concept of the network of 17 sub-project leaders from Osnabrück, Berlin/Potsdam, Flensburg, Frankfurt am Main and Münster were convincing. Osnabrück University will receive around 8.3 million euros to implement the project for the first funding phase until the end of 2027. Press release / more information on the CRC

More than a million? How many Ukrainian refugees are currently really living in Germany?

[19.02.2024] How many Ukrainian refugees are really living in Germany at the moment? How many Ukrainian refugees are living in Germany at the start of 2024? The Central Register of Foreigners estimates that there are more than one million war refugees. This figure is clearly too high, analyses IMIS member Dr Franck Düvell. He has been researching migration from Ukraine for years - including in the FFVT project - and has looked at the available figures on war refugees from Ukraine and triangulated them. According to this, a maximum of 900,000 refugees from Ukraine are living in Germany. The analysis (in German) is available here.

IMIS Workshop on Camp Studies: Redefining Borders and Exploring Solidarity and Resistance

[29.12.2023]: The IMIS cordially invites you to its workshop "Camp Studies: Redefining Borders and Exploring Solidarity and Resistance" which will take place on December 6th, 2023 (4-6 pm CET) and December 7th, 2023 (9 am-12 noon CET) at Osnabrück University, IMIS, Seminarstr. 19, 49074 Osnabrück and online. The workshop is organized and hosted by IMIS member Dr. Nese Özgen and promises insightful discussions and collaborative exploration into refugee camps. Bringing scholars and activists with diverse interdisciplinary backgrounds and experiences together, the workshop focuses on refugee camps as multifaceted spaces, encompassing forms of segregation and control, yet also serving as microcosms where social and solidarity networks and forms of resistance emerge. See further details and workshop agenda