East Africa Migration Academy
Applications are open for the first edition of the East Africa Migration Academy, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4 to 8 May 2026.
Advanced research and training on international migration, asylum and mobility.
Migration influences economies, societies, and governance worldwide. At the Migration Policy Centre, we provide research, expertise, and data to deepen understanding and drive better policy decisions.
Learn about our workApplications are open for the first edition of the East Africa Migration Academy, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4 to 8 May 2026.
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Check out the latest outputs from the 'Dilemmas' projects, which explore the ethical challenges of migration and refugee policymaking, focusing on the real-world dilemmas faced by policymakers and civil society.
This blog explores Germany’s digital visa booking system and presents systematic evidence of a global pattern: the poorer a country is, the longer its citizens must wait for a visa appointment. By Ettore Recchi and Emanuel Deutschmann
In this episode, Clare Fox-Ruhs and Joakim Palme, Professor explain what 'institutions' means to the PRIME project and discuss the methodological challenge of comparing countries with such different histories, politics and cultures.
In this working paper, Lenka Dražanová explores what the public considers fair when states collect and process people’s biometrics at the border, and how these perceptions change when applied to different groups.
The Co-Lab connects researchers, policymakers and practitioners to ensure evidence is useful, practical and applicable to today’s migration challenges.
The Co-Lab is powered by the Horizon Europe INNOVATE project, a consortium of 12 institutions led by the Migration Policy Centre.
Together with UNICEF Europe and Central Asia, we have launched U-LEAD, a twelve-week, youth-led initiative that brings together unaccompanied minors, young adults, Italian high-school students and members of academia to build leadership, empathy and civic participation.