The Alliance for Migration Research is an international initiative led by Samu Institute for Scientific Research in Spain. Its aim is to facilitate a collaborative environment that fosters investigations about migration and its many impacts.
Foundational Meeting is scheduled October 16th , 2024, in Seville, Spain. ( in person – virtual).
REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION OF WORKS
We invite you to actively participate in the Foundation meeting of the Alliance for Migration Research.
We hope that with your involvement and contributions, we can share experiences and innovative initiatives in Migrations and thus advance towards a better quality and warmth for the migrant population.
How to participate?
You can participate as an attendee or as a speaker, in any case, registration is required. Registration is free, and you will receive a welcome email and the meeting link for virtual participants in a separate email by October 1st 2024 . You can register until September 30th 2024
What type of work can be submitted?
Works can be submitted until September 20th, 2024
Fundación Samu in Spain, and its sister organization, Samu Foundation in the United States, have ample experience in providing social services to those who suffer most. In 2022 and 2023, we have assisted over 20,000 men, women and children in acute need. We have been successful in providing for migrant families and unaccompanied migrant children. Samu is one of the largest European organizations in number of migrant children under its care. In the United States, Samu is one of the leading entities providing comfort to migrants arriving to Washington DC. Samu has over 3.000 staff working in five countries. As part its R&D&I policy, Samu created its research institute, which actively collaborates with many universities and institutions.
Growing migrant and refugee flows constitute an international phenomenon affecting the lives of millions of people around the world. From a scientific point of view, the subject of migration is being addressed by multiple universities and organizations. Global societies are already addressing complex social, economic, and security challenges to provide for migrants and refugees. Creating an environment where leading academic experts can share their findings and collaborate on research projects. Enriching and sharing our knowledge on migration will generate new solutions to improve many lives.
Immigrant arrivals pose a short-term burden on host countries, and as a result it tends to be stigmatized by a small but domineering sector of the population. However, immigrants’ long-term positive impact on diversity, economic development, and growth has yet to be fully researched, understood, and explained.
Our research shows that most migrants are ambitious, hard-working individuals that have a positive contribution to society when they settle. Working migrants pay taxes, contribute to pension funds, allow faster growth in companies, and reduce poverty in their countries of origin through remittances and technology transfer. They also bring in new cultural riches and assist in connecting our different views of the world.
The Alliance for Migration Research is a project sponsored by Fundación Samu (Spain) and its sister organization Samu Foundation (USA). It is managed through their Samu Institute for Scientific Research, which enjoys agreements with universities in Europe, the United States and Latin America. Its aim is to create a new opportunity for international academic collaboration.
Joining the alliance is very easy. There are three ways for you to choose the one you feel most comfortable with:
General point of contact to know more about the alliance is 4migration@samu.es
The academic point of contact for the Alliance of Migration Research is Prof. Juana Macías, President of the Samu Instituto for Scientific Research: juana@samu.es.
Our dedicated website for our upcoming venues is: https://research.samu.es.
Universities, public administrations, companies, and charities can join the Alliance for Migration Research free of cost. Professors, doctors, and doctoral students may apply individually for free. The application process is explained further in this document.
Scheduled a kick-off on November 30rd, 16:00 Madrid time (10:00 EST) – have covered the following content:
