📣#CfP 2nd UNIC Thematic Conference “Institutions in Transition: Justice, Security, and Well-Being in Post-Industrial Cities”🔥 🤝Organized by @UNIC_EU 📅17–19 June 2026 📍@kocuniversity, Istanbul ⏳Deadline: 1 December 2025 👀More info: https://t.co/ityeixT9Oq

How can cities like Istanbul respond when migration policy is tight controlled by the national government? A new International Migration Review article by Pelin Kılınçarslan & @bircealtiok of Koç University’s @MiReKoc explores how city diplomacy creates space for local action.

@bircealtiok @MiReKoc The study introduces the concept of “maneuvering practicality” — showing how cities balance local needs with international engagement to strengthen their role in migration governance. 🔗 https://t.co/irA6wwqzXo

We’ve just wrapped up an inspiring Workshop on "Addressing Protracted Displacement in the MENA Region" filled with thought-provoking discussions. Thank you to all our speakers and discussants for their contribution! Stay tuned for our upcoming publication! @BakerInstitute

Day 1 of the Workshop on “Addressing Protracted Displacement in the MENA Region”, co-organized with @BakerInstitute at @kocuniversity . Join us as scholars discuss #humanitarianaid, #localprotection pathways, and #durablesolutions for #protracted displaced communities.

In our new Reels video, Dr. @JaninaSturner — one of the speakers at our BROAD-ER Conference explains how cities are taking a central role in shaping responses to climate-driven mobility. @EU_Commission #horizoneurope #ClimateAction

From collaboration to fresh insights @MiReKoc General Coordinator and @kocuniversity postdoc researcher @bircealtiok looks back on her experience in the BROAD-ER Project and what she has personally taken away from it. https://t.co/4vLzymg8Vw @HorizonEU @EU_Commission

🌟@MiReKoc hosted BROAD-ER Conference was the final #HorizonEurope #Twinning event—showing how collaboration drives insights for #research & #policy. Grateful to all who joined this 3-year journey & to the BROAD-ER team for making it a success 👏 @HorizonEU @EU_Commission

Panel 6: Belonging, Participation & Mobility explored diverse urban experiences of migration—from Chinese New Year festivals in #Barcelona & #Amsterdam, to #Bosnian second-generation entrepreneurship in Istanbul, one-stop shops for migrant inclusion in #Zagreb. 🌍

In Panel 5, we explored: 🔹 Young women’s narratives of gender, class & migration in Istanbul 🔹 Skilled creative migrants navigating Toronto’s cultural industries. Different contexts but shared precarities. @HorizonEU @EU_Commission @MiReKoc @GritimUpf

Panel 4 shows how forced #migrants reshape urban life — through precarious housing paths in #Paris new ways of ‘seeing’ the city in #Thessaloniki and solidarity networks in #Istanbul #Cities remain both sites of #exclusion and laboratories of innovation.

Have you seen our reel video? Our keynote speaker Peter Scholten explains what he means by national “migration obsession”. #broad_er #migration #urbanstudies #migrationgovernance #academiclife #Conference #horizoneurope @MiReKoc

That’s a wrap for Day 1. From #citydiplomacy to #localgovernance, #grassroots activism, today’s panels highlighted the many ways urban actors shape migration governance. Grateful to all speakers & participants– looking forward to Day 2 @EU_Commission  @HorizonEU

At Panel 3, we dived into the role of grassroots & emerging urban actors. We discussed migrant domestic workers in Amsterdam, border mobilizations in Trieste & activism in Berlin. @GritimUpf @UvA_Amsterdam @EU_Commission @rea_research @kocuniversity @MiReKoc @HorizonEU

At Panel 2, we discussed local governments & national dynamics, exploring urban autonomy, civil society relations & immigrant inclusion from Barcelona to Denmark. @GritimUpf @UvA_Amsterdam @EU_Commission @rea_research @kocuniversity @MiReKoc @HorizonEU @RicardZapata

Kicking off Panel 1: Cities on the International Stage 🌍 With insights on #migrationgovernance & #citydiplomacy from Istanbul to global debates @GritimUpf @UvA_Amsterdam @erasmusuni @EU_Commission @rea_research @kocuniversity

Keynote speech by Prof. Peter Scholten: Beyond the Local Turn- a critical look at migration policy re-nationalisation. #migration #MigrationGovernance #CitiesAndMigration #MiReKoc #UrbanGovernance @GritimUpf @UvA_Amsterdam @erasmusuni @EU_Commission @rea_research @kocuniversity

Our conference has officially begun with the opening remarks by @AhmetIcduygu! #Conference #migration #urban #MigrationGovernance #CitiesAndMigration #MiReKoc #UrbanGovernance #MigrationStudies @GritimUpf @UvA_Amsterdam @EU_Commission @REA_research @kocuniversity

Our MiReKoc-UNIC International Summer School: Beyond Borders: Health, Migration, and Diversity in an Interconnected World wrapped up after two weeks of learning, dialogue, and reflection. @UNIC_EU 🎥 Now on Instagram:

Until next time 👋 🚨 Stay tuned for our recap posts from MiReKoc-UNIC International Summer School 2025: Beyond #Borders: #Health, #Migration, and #Diversity in an Interconnected World. @UNIC_EU