Developing a new curriculum in Global Migration, Diaspora and Border Studies in East-Central Europe (GLocalEAst)

Abstract

The project embodies the simultaneous creation of an innovative curriculum in Migration, Diaspora and Border Studies and a platform of experts from academic, NGOs and local governmental institutions monitoring migration and integration processes in East-Central Europe. On the one hand, the implementation of a network gathering together local actors in the academic world and civil society, at both regional and national levels, is meant to lay the groundwork for designing and developing new learning outcomes-based educational tools (including digital) that will be integrated in existing curricula to meet the labour market and societal needs, thus tackling skill gaps in managing migration issues. On the other, the GLocalEAst network will work as a platform for analyzing both local and global dimensions of migration flows, together with dynamics of social inclusion, encouraging training of academics and exchange of good practices in new and innovative multi-disciplinary pedagogies.