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​Migrants' Integration Through E​​​ducation (MINTE)- Erasmus+ project  

Project Migrants' Integration Through Education (MINTE) focuses on the situation of migrants (especially Ukrainian refugees) in receiving countries.  It is an international project aiming at facilitating the development of workable integration policies by municipalities in Poland and the Czech Republic and monitoring and learning good practices of migrants’ integration in other European countries and Israel. The goal is to allow the people in the field to gain knowledge and insights for effective communication with immigrants and thus facilitate the integration of immigrants in a new country. In addition, the project will develop a multimedia course on international migration focusing on Central Europe. A broader investigation of the digital competencies of migrants will also be carried out to understand how municipalities should provide information to and communicate with migrants.
Project consortium: Charles University, project leader (Czech Republic), Cracow University of Economics (Poland), University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Poland), Ruppin Academic Center (Israel), Migration Policy Group (Belgium). In addition to the project consortium, civil society organizations and selected municipalities also collaborate on the project.
Project duration: 9/2022 - 8/2025

 

The project Migrant Integration Through Education (MINTE) has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Program.

Project number: 2022-1-CZ01-KA220-HED-000087425

 

MINTE reports:

Final policy brief 2022-2025 Policy Brief MINTE Report 1 MINTE Report 2 Inspirational Practices Immigrant integration model

​​DEMO: Developing Modernized Curricula on Immigrants Lives in Israel – Erasmus+ project

The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration (IISI) is one of eleven academic institutions in Europe and Israel awarded a grant by the European Union (in the framework of the Erasmus+ program) to participate in DEMO: Developing Modernized Curricula on Immigrants Lives in Israel. These eleven institutes of higher education work together on developing advanced and diverse methodologies for teaching about immigrant lives and experiences in higher education. The Demo program is led by Prof. Julia Mirsky from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and includes the following institutions: 

  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
  • University of Hildesheim, Germany
  • University of Trier, Germany
  • University of Gothenburg, School of Global Studies, Sweden
  • Vilnius University, Kaunas Humanities Faculty, Lithuania
  • University of Thessaly, Greece
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Israel
  • Gordon Academic College, Israel
  • The College of Sakhnin, Academic College for Teacher Education, Israel
  • The Ruppin Academic Center, Israel

For additional information, please see: https://www.demo.erasmus-il.org​ 


Canada-Israel Forum

The Canada-Israel Forum was founded in 2008, as an outcome of working partnership between IISI and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS). The Forum brings together Israel and Canadian academics for seminars and working meetings. In addition, the Canada-Israel Forum hosted senior representatives of the Canadian government. In 2009, the outcomes of Forum meetings were published (in English, French and Hebrew) in a special edition of “Canadian Universe”

For additional information, please see: https://www.acs-aec.ca

 

International Metropolis Project

In 2006, IISI became the Israeli representative on the Steering Committee of the International Metropolis Project. The Metropolis project promotes international research and provides a platform for researchers, academics and policy makers in the fields of migration and integration in multi-cultural societies. Metropolis holds a series of international events, the highlight of which is a yearly conference held in a difference country every year. Metropolis is a partner in the Ruppin International Conference as well. 

For additional information, please see: https://carleton.ca/metropolis/​

 

Ruppin International Conference on Immigration and Social Integration

IISI organizes an international conference every two years for researchers, policy-makers and field professionals. In 2018 Ruppin hosted the 5th international conference "Migration in a changing global world", which focused on causes and consequences of migration in a changing global world. Issues related to the rising flows of various types of immigrants, including labor migrants, asylum seekers and refugees were addressed and discussed by researchers, policy makers, practitioners and social scientists from a variety of disciplines across the world.  Fifty participants from around the world joined 250 Israelis and shared their research and experiences at the conference, stimulating thought-provoking discussions.