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From Precarity to Possibility: Toward a Fairer Academic Mobility Regime for Temporary Migrants

Şahizer Samuk Carignani — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:30:56 +0000

Academic mobility, whether short-term or long-term, has long been hailed as a vital driver of knowledge creation and cross-border intellectual exchange. Historically, the movement of scholars fueled innovation and collaboration across nations. Beneath this idealized narrative lies a more complex reality: temporary contracts, job instability, and structural inequalities. These challenges

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Reddit Migration Trajectories – Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Migration Research

Vestin Hategekimana — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:30:46 +0000

With the advent of big data, new approaches in migration studies have proliferated. However, they remain predominantly quantitative, focusing heavily on geospatial data and often missing the human stories and complex experiences behind each migration journey. Some researchers take a more narrative and qualitative approach, exploring the stories people construct

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Departure for the Promised Land? Unmet Expectations of Immigrants and Their Consequences

Andreas Genoni — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:03:24 +0000

The future looked bright when Jennifer moved to Switzerland for her new job over a year ago. And yet, here she was, sitting at the kitchen table, frustrated by the events of the past week, not getting the promotion she was promised, and no one turning up for her birthday

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A Future for Ukrainian Refugees in Europe Beyond Temporary Protection

Dietrich Thränhardt — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:44:03 +0000

The future of Ukrainian refugees in Europe remains uncertain after the “Temporary Protection” measure adopted by the member states is no longer applicable. A European follow-up arrangement is necessary, which preserves Ukrainian’s freedom of movement and treats them like EU citizens. This would involve continued access to employment, housing, and

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How Trade Agreements Shape Switzerland’s Immigration Policy

Sandra Lavenex — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:30:36 +0000

Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) are meant to facilitate trade between countries. Yet, beneath the surface of these economic treaties lies a lesser-known dimension that extends beyond trade – the intricate regulation of international migration. A new dataset produced by researchers from the nccr – on the move based on these

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Breaking Biases: Deconstructing Myths on Immigrant Women in Switzerland

Anouk Albien — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:30:41 +0000

Immigrant women play a vital role in Switzerland, yet their narratives are often reduced to stereotypes such as, “looking for a husband” or “working as nannies.” In reality, immigrant women have contributed greatly to Swiss society. It seems therefore important to challenge misconceptions about immigrant women in Switzerland. In the

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Can Online Courses Replace International Student Exchanges?

Joachim Thönnessen — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0000

Most students’ assessment of online courses highlights two different tendencies. On the one hand, they would rather have face-to-face events, especially if these imply attending an international course in another country. On the other hand, they appreciate online events, because of the career advancement possibilities they offer, the lower costs

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L’internationalisation dans les hautes écoles et ses ambivalences

Susanne Burren — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:45:00 +0000

Les hautes écoles s’orientent unilatéralement vers des concepts et des formes de mise en œuvre de l’internationalisation qui favorisent la mobilité transfrontalière pendant les études. Cela ne rend pas justice à l’internationalité multiforme des membres des hautes écoles, les conditions de la société de migration étant notamment exclues des stratégies

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Spoon and Fork Theory in 2020: COVID-19 and Mental Health in Academia

Leslie Ader — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a large impact on global society, but one group has been affected by it substantially – that is, university students and junior scholars. Prospective academics around the world are having to deal with numerous obstacles from physical limitations to mental ones. A wave of students

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Fading Career Prospects of Mobility Researchers “Stuck” in Immobility?

Kerstin Martel — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:30:26 +0000

What happens when you are researching a topic that is suddenly suspended and prone to alter fundamentally in the future? How are the early career prospects of mobility researchers and their sense of purpose when getting “stuck” and isolated in an unfamiliar place? While the “new normal” and its implications

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