28/08/2026

Research Portrait: Ethical Dilemmas in Migration Policy

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When is a migration policy decision morally right? A new portrait in Die Presse highlights the research of Julia Mourão Permoser from the Department for Migration and Globalisation and her work on ethical conflicts in migration policy.
08/09/2026

New Programs in Recruitment, Onboarding and Integration

Our new study programs equip organisations with practical tools for recruiting, onboarding and retaining professionals from abroad. The certificate program “Recruiting und Onboarding Internationaler Arbeitskräfte” was developed with Austrify Medical, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the International Skilled Workers Initiative. Discover this program, “Innerbetriebliches Integrationsmanagement” and “Integrationsberatung” at our online information event on 8 September at 17:30.
07/10/2026

Postdoctoral Position in the ERC Project MixedRivals

Do you have advanced expertise in quantitative methods, survey research and causal inference? Join the European Research Council (ERC)-funded project 'Mixed (ar)rivals: Perceptions of Threat, Inequality, and the Risk of Violence between Different (Forced) Migrant Groups in North Africa' and take a leading role in designing, implementing and analysing surveys. Please apply by 7 October 2026.
15/06/2026

Visiting Research Fellowship for a prospective PhD student in Migration Studies

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Are you a prospective PhD candidate interested in developing a research proposal on migration and informal work – supported by an experienced team of migration scholars? Apply for our Visiting Research Fellowship at the University for Continuing Education Krems and prepare your PhD proposal within a dynamic international research environment!

25/06/2026

New Project Sheds Light on Informal Work in Europe

'REFAIR – Regulating the Grey Zone: Fairness, Informality, and the Boundaries of Work' investigates informal employment in Europe and the increasingly blurred boundaries between formal and informal work. The project focuses on emerging forms of labour such as platform work, cross-border remote work and bogus self-employment, asking how fairness and social protection can be ensured in a changing world of work.
15/09/2026

Migration Politics Journal: Call for Submissions

Through its Open Track format, the journal Migration Politics invites researchers from all disciplines and career stages to submit empirical and conceptual work on the politics of migration. In the spirit of slow science, ideas and manuscripts can be discussed with members of the Editorial College and other scholars, creating space for exchange and further development before formal peer review begins. The deadline for paper proposals is 15 September 2026.
26/02/2026

Certificate Program “Circular and Return Migration Management”: 4th cohort launched


The study program strengthens professional competencies and peer networking on return migration across countries of origin, transit and destination. So far, 103 professionals from 21 countries have taken part in the AMIF- and BAMF-funded programme. Discover participants’ impressions and highlights in our video series.
17/07/2026

Rethinking Rural Futures


What makes rural areas attractive today — and resilient for the future? The EU project RURALITIC explores how rural regions are changing in response to demographic, ecological and economic transformation. Its aim is to develop new typologies and evidence-based strategies for regional development. An interactive website created as part of the project visualises migration flows across ten European countries over recent decades.
15/10/2025

Towards a Political Sociology of Migration Ethics (Video)

In her inaugural lecture, Julia Mourão Permoser, Professor for Migration and Integration, analyzed current societal and political controversies surrounding immigration and asylum. She proposed a new research agenda aimed at critically engaging with the normative tensions and ethical frameworks underpinning contemporary migration controversies. Watch selected highlights in the video linked here.

University courses

Migrations- und Integrationsberatung, AEP

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Circular and Return Migration Management, CP

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PhD program

PhD Migration Studies

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