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Centre for Global Competences

The Centre for Global Competences is concerned with theory-guided and research-based teaching. This means enabling students to see their practically acquired action knowledge from a new perspective.

Centre for Migration and Globalisation Research

The Centre for Migration and Globalisation Studies sees migration as an integral part of complex processes of internationalisation, globalisation and social transformation.

The PhD programs at the University for Continuing Education Krems are accredited by AQ Austria. The structure follows the approach of scientific excellence in research, and students take part in third-party funded research projects. Learn more!

Teaching at the Department for Continuing Education Research and Educational Technologies

Study program or weekend seminar? Here you will find an overview of our continuing education programs.

Transnational Societies and Migration

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Management, Human Resources & Organization, Integration & Migration

Circular and Return Migration Management

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Certificate, 2 semesters, part time

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Current News

24/06/2025

DEMIG Online Talk: The Matrix of Unknowing: Decoding the European Deportation System

We warmly invite you to the last online lecture before the summer break on June 24th from 2 to 3 PM. Nicole Ostrand, Postdoctoral Researcher at our department, will examine, based on interviews, how different forms of knowledge and ignorance shape deportations in Europe.

29/04/2025

Lea Müller-Funk admitted to Young Academy

Migration researcher from the University for Continuing Education Krems among the eight new members of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

07/10/2024

New database assesses estimations of irregular migration

The international research project “MIrreM”, led by the University for Continuing Education Krems, examines figures on irregular migration in Europe and the USA

20/06/2024

Ethical Dilemmas of Migration

Julia Mourão Permoser, University Professor for Migration and Integration, provided insights into specific ethical issues in the context of migration

25/04/2024

Climate-induced migration and international law: Will the law ever catch up?

In the next event in the public lecture series "DEMIG Online Talks", the two law professors Avidan Kent and Simon Behrman will examine the extent to which the issue of climate-induced migration has been reflected in international law to date.

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Events

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Sep
2025

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Sep
2025

Annual Conference of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG) 2025

23/09/2025

We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Conference of the Austrian Economic Association will take place in Krems from September 23 to 24, 2025. The theme of this conference is: "Migration as an Economic Reality". Registration will be open until September 10, 2025.

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Mar
2025

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Mar
2025

2025 IMISCOE Spring Conference Krems

17/03/2025

We are pleased to announce that the 'Imiscoe Spring Conference' will take place next year in Krems. From March 17 to 19, the topic of irregular migration will be examined in hybrid lectures, workshops and discussion panels. The call for papers is open until September 6th.

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May
2022

Research Seminar - "Militant Mobilization and Exile: The Afghan case"

The fourth Interdisciplinary Migration Research Seminar from the series "Past and Future of Migration from Afghanistan" will take place on May 5, 2022. Dr. Kristian Harpviken, Research Professor at PRIO will hold the keynote on "Militant Mobilization and Exile: The Afghan case".

23
Mar
2022

Faculty Talk: "Transnationale Identitäten und Zugehörigkeiten"

The Department of Migration and Globalisation deals in the online discussion event on March 23, 2022 at 4 p.m. with transnational identities and affiliations.

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Jan
2022

Research Seminar - "The Role of the Afghan Diaspora in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan"

The third Interdisciplinary Migration Research Seminar from the series "Past and Future of Migration from Afghanistan" will take place on January 20, 2022. Ali Ahmad Safi, Danube University Krems, will hold the keynote on "The Role of the Afghan Diaspora in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan".