MAPS Summer School in Nairobi
Within the MAPS project, 40 young researchers from ten African countries have been selected to conduct research on the themes of migration and forced displacement. They will have the opportunity to be supervised by distinguished academics from both Africa and Europe and to participate in a capacity-building programme consisting of three summer schools, each focusing on a specific aspect of the topic.
The first MAPS Summer School titled “Understanding Migration and Forced Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa” will be hosted by AMREF International University (AMIU) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 10 to 14 November. This international school seeks to provide young researchers with a rigorous and interdisciplinary framework for understanding migration as a multifaceted global phenomenon, through lectures, practical workshops and role-plays. In particular, participants will attend lectures and engage with international scholars in a setting suitable to facilitate exchange, networking opportunities and new research perspectives.
Training sessions will focus on Migration Concepts, Frameworks and Challenges analysed through four thematic areas:
- Planet – Climate change;
- Prosperity – Economic and Social Dimension of Immigration;
- People – Health, Age and Gender;
- Peace – Policies and Practices;
Please, download the Agenda (PDF) for more details.
* The MAPS Project—coordinated by the UNESCO Chair in Migrations, Population, and Development at Sapienza University of Rome— promotes evidence-based policy solutions on migration and displacement and involves a multidisciplinary consortium from Europe and Africa. Partner institutions include six Italian universities hosting UNESCO Chairs (Sapienza, Udine, University Iuav of Venice, Brescia, Ferrara, and Reggio Calabria), the University of Barcelona (Spain), the University of Dodoma (Tanzania), the University of Kabale (Uganda), and AMREF International University (Kenya). Advisory institutions contributing to the MAPS initiative include the IOM Regional Data Hub for West and Central Africa, the Catholic University of Rwanda, and the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa).
