This event looked at how support is provided to researchers at risk/with refugee background in Germany. The speakers introduce available support on national level and matchmaking programmes with employers from the research landscape - from universities and non-university institutions. Also, they shared experiences and introduced institutional support structures and initiatives on a concrete example of a German university and how to successfully integrate as a researcher with refugee background into the German research labour market.
Speakers:
Frank Albrecht, Philipp Schwartz Initiative (PSI), Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (AvH)
Available national support programmes/structures for researchers with refugee background/at risk and matchmaking with employers in academia
Eleni Andrianopulu, Bielefeld University/BRiDGE
German HEIs in support for researchers with refugee background/at risk – from academic to practical and administrative matters (national and institutional)
Prof. Dr. Hussain Al-Towaie, Technical University (TU) of Darmstadt
Succeeding as a researcher in Germany: How to successfully integrate into German research landscape.
Moderator: Georg Krawietz (DAAD)
When: 25 September 2020, from 14.00 to 15.00 CEST
The main goals of the event
Propose potential actions and initiatives at national and European level that could help researchers and institutions willing to support them
Discuss main challenges (short and long-term) and potential ways to overcome them (at national/European level)
Share concrete examples of how the target group can obtain support for their research in academia
Share experiences of pathways on how to successfully integrate?
