589 search results for “refugees” in the Public website
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Mariana Gkliati presenter at 2nd Annual Conference, Refugee Law Initiative, University of London
'Mariana Gkliati delivered a presentation entitled: 'Accountability of the Europepan Border and Coast Guard Agency: The Litigation Route' at the Refugee Law Initiative's 2nd Annual Conference in London, on Monday 5 June
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’
Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee backgrounds were eager to study at Leiden University. How does the University help young people from various backgrounds find their way around the Dutch…
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Anne Aagten appointed as Teaching and Staff Member at the Institute of Immigration Law
Since 1 September 2017 Aagten works at the Institute. Her main area of interest includes asylum and refugee law and therefore she will be co-teaching the courses European Asylum Law, Immigration Law (Dutch course), Migration Law and Policy in the EU and Children and Migration (Dutch course).
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Letting off steam on the hockey field
From interpreting in Arabic and a visit to the dentist to a game of hockey. The temporary reception of 123 refugees in the University Sport Centre is running smoothly thanks to the enormous support from staff and volunteers. ‘It’s the children who most need attention.’
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Article Anne Aagten on migrant smuggling and Article 1F(b) Refugee Convention
Article 1F Refugee Convention obligates the States Parties to the Convention to exclude individuals, with respect to whom there are serious reasons to consider that they were involved in the commission of severe crimes, from protection as refugees. Article 1F(b) specifically covers serious non-political…
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Mariana Gkliati presented at the Refugee Law Initiative International Conference in London
Mariana Gkliati presented on Tuesday 2 June at the 4rth Annual Conference of the Refugee Law Initiative organised at the University of London. The title of the conference was Rethinking the ‘Regional’ in Refugee Law and Policy.
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Executive Board column: Make refugee students feel welcome at our university
I recently went to the anniversary celebration of The Meeting Point, and the stories the refugee students told made a huge impression on me. The Meeting Point helps students from different backgrounds feel part of our university community.
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Rodrigues discusses the implications of the refugee crisis at international conference in Edinburgh
From 25 until 28 June 2017, Peter Rodrigues participated in an international conference on “New dynamics in the European integration process – Europe post Brexit”, in the 9th Network Europe Conference of the EuropaInstitut of the Universität Zürich hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
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Moritz Jesse on Transition From Excluded Asylum Seeker To Integrated Refugee
Dr Moritz Jesse, Associate Professor of European Law at the Europa Institute Leiden, was sharing his thoughts on the transition from asylum seeker to refugee from a perspective of immigrant integration in Prague.
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Leiden Science Run collects over 10,000 euros for refugee students
A record number of 83 teams collected a record sum of 10,566.37 euros on 29 September during the Leiden Science Run. The full sum goes to the Foundation for Refugee Students UAF.
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Peter Rodrigues speaker at national student congres on the refugee crises
During the four-day meeting (25-28 February) organised by AEGEE-Leiden Peter Rodrigues - Professor of Immigration Law -was invited to speak about the refugee crisis for 300 international students.
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ESIL Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law workshop on ‘The Future of International Migration Law’ with ILS
On Wednesday 6 September 2017 the Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law of the European Society of International Law (ESIL/SEDI) hosted a workshop in Naples, Italy, in cooperation with the ILS 2.0 Project.
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investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees
The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…
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Refugees’ Livelihood Strategies in a Setting of Long-term Encampment: The Case of the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi
Lecture, LIMS seminar | Book Talk
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Information Flows along the Central African Republic – DR Congo border
How do Central African refugees navigate through uncertainty in a new and hostile environment in the DR Congo?
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Moritz Jesse Speaks On Migration, Asylum, and Integration in Israel
Moritz Jesse, associate professor of EU Law, was invited to give a talk about Migration, Asylum, and Integration at the 5th Ruppin International Conference on Immigration and Social Integration.
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Lidewyde Berckmoes
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Mona Shahab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Camille Lefebvre
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bruno Braak
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mentors wanted for guidance of young asylum seekers during the ‘Know your rights’-cours
This Autumn a group of young asylum seekers will attend the course ‘Know Your Rights’, which is being developed by Pro Bono Connect, New Dutch Connections, law firm DLA Piper and the Leiden Law Clinic. For this course we are looking for 20 jurists who are willing to coach the asylum seekers.
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Alumna Akke de Hoog: ‘My work is teaching me how to think in terms of opportunities’
Akke de Hoog (26) helps asylum seekers whose application has been rejected to plan their future and voluntary return to their country of origin. Her master’s programme taught her about migration and how international politics, the climate and the economy impact different migration flows, as well as…
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The migrant problem
The current migration flow into Europa demands effective measures. Leiden experts examine whether these measures are legal and hold up a mirror to policy-makers.
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Charity
Also this year we are running, with the Leiden Science Run, for the UAF.
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Bureaucrats and Refugee Integration: How Do Local Bureaucrats’ Social Ties to Host Communities Facilitate Service Provision to Refugees
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Five LL.M students attended the 2016 Norbert Schmelzer lecture given by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
On Thursday 3rd of March 2016 the 14th Norbert Schmelzer, organized annually by the CDA party, took place in the Hague. This year the lecture was given by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Peter Rodrigues on reform scenarios for EU Migration and asylum policy
Rodrigues participated last year at the 13th Network Europe Conference on 'European Integration Perspectives in Times of Global Crisis', organised by the Europa Institute Zurich (EIZ).
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Melanie Fink speaks at ELENA Course in Sevilla
On 9 November 2019 Melanie Fink, researcher at the Europa Institute, delivered a key note lecture at this year’s Advanced ELENA Course.
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Melanie Fink speaks on the accountability of Frontex at the University of Oxford
On 10 November 2018 Melanie Fink, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Europa Institute, spoke at the Workshop ‘Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Migration Control: New Frontiers of Individual and Organisational Responsibility’.
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Jorrit Rijpma appeared before the European Parliament’s Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny
On Friday 23 April, Jorrit Rijpma appeared before the European Parliament’s Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny. This working group was set up by the Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) in response to allegations of serious fundamental rights violations taking place…
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Delegation of Leiden Law School visits Tirana
This summer, a delegation of Leiden Law School composed of Prof. Rick Lawson, Prof. Stefaan Van den Bogaert and Dr. Darinka Piqani visited Tirana (Albania).
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Language Foundation Programme Leiden - The Hague
Preparatory year Leiden
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The Meeting Point
Assistance for refugee students, first-generation students, and students from Suriname and the Caribbean region of The Netherlands.
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International Women's Day workshop: Freedom and refugees
LeidenGlobal Workshop
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CPP Annual Lecture 'Refugees and the Politics of Inhumanitarianism'
Lecture
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Get sponsors
We are running to support the UAF: a foundation for refugee students. Some teams have already started to find sponsors and have already collected nice donations. Help as well and ask people to sponsor you via your donation page at geef.nl.
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Gender, Migration and Categorisation: Making Distinctions between Migrants in Western Countries, 1945-2010
This volume is pubished in the IMISCOE-AUP Series and edited by Marlou Schrover and Deirdre M. Moloney.
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Overcoming ruptures: Zande identity, governance, and tradition during cycles of war and displacement in South Sudan and Uganda (2014-2019)
On 1 June 2022, Bruno Braak defended his thesis entitled 'Overcoming ruptures: Zande identity, governance, and tradition during cycles of war and displacement in South Sudan and Uganda (2014-2019).' The doctoral research was supervised by Prof.dr. J.M. Otto, Dr.ir. C.I.M. Jacobs, and Dr. C. Leonardi…
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Moritz Jesse gives lecture On Asylum and Migration in Greece
Dr. Moritz Jesse, Associate Professor European Law at the Europa Institute, gave a lecture about Migration and Asylum on Thursday 22 February 2018.
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Opening Academic Year 2016-2017
The opening of the Academic Year 2016-2017 took place on Monday 5 September 2016 in Pieterskerk church.
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Serious Games
The Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University in The Hague has developed two Serious Games, 'het Grote Migratiespel' and 'het Schipholspel' to introduce secondary school students to their study and research programmes.
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Two Presentations by Moritz Jesse at annual ECPR 2017 Conference in Oslo
Dr. Moritz Jesse, Associate Professor at the Europa Institute, presented two papers at the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) which took place in Oslo, Norway, in September 2017.
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Living on the Other Side: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Migration and Family Law in Morocco
What are the rights of migrants in Morocco and how do this receiving state and migrants deal with them in practice?
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IncLUsion
Are you a refugee with an academic background and have you recently arrived in The Netherlands? Would you like to get to know Leiden University? You’re in the right place. The IncLUsion initiative makes it possible for refugees who are not (yet) able to register as students to follow courses at Leiden…
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PhD in the Picture
In the series 'PhD in the Picture', our PhD students tell us all about their research: what are their findings? How did they do it, and how does their research touch upon hot topics in our society today?
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The Laboring Refugee: Profiting from the Displaced during Hot and Cold War
Lecture, China Seminar Series event
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Introducing: Teuntje Vosters
In the PhD project of Teuntje Vosters, which started in January 2016, she analyses the history of NGOs and their influence over time. The research question of her project is: to what extend and in what circumstances were NGOs successful in influencing European refugee policy between since 1900?
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Offer help
Would you like to do something for the victims of the war in Ukraine? Several actions have been set up to help the people in Ukraine. Read below what you can do.
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‘Meeting Point is my GPS’
From help with filling in complex forms to a buddy who will introduce you to student life. The Meeting Point for refugee students meets many needs. This was the finding of experienced experts at the symposium in honour of the one-year anniversary of the Meeting Point.
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ILS Seed Money
Twelve researchers of our Law School have been awarded an ILS seed money grant. This grant enables researchers to create space for preparing a grant proposal for NWO, ERC or otherwise.