MIrreM Spring School 2025 on Approaching Irregular Migration from a Quantitative Perspective: Data, Estimates, Methods is organised as a part of the MIrreM Project. The event will be hosted by the Department for Migration and Globalisation at the University for Continuing Education (Danube University) in Krems, Austria.
The MIrreM Spring School offers intensive training in the use and interpretation of available data and estimates related to irregular migration. Participants will engage in hands-on courses on: statistical indicators and estimation methods for irregular migration; conceptual discussions about measuring stocks and flows; and defining migrants with irregular status. The programme combines these practical sessions with lectures by experienced researchers and moderated discussions involving practitioners and policymakers.
The MIrreM Spring School is organised in conjunction with the IMISCOE Spring Conference 2025 on The Regularity of Irregularity – Rethinking Migration Paradigms, taking place in Krems between March 17 and March 19, 2025. Participants of the MIrreM Spring School are encouraged to attend the IMISCOE Spring Conference (attendance is free, but registration is required). The IMISCOE Spring Conference programme will be announced and registration opened in mid-January 2025.
The MIrreM Spring School is open to:
- Early-career researchers, including PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers (up to four years after completing their PhD).
- Other postgraduate researchers with at least one year of professional experience.
- Practitioners working in international organisations, media, civil society organisations, or government.
Applicants must have an excellent command of English. Reflecting the geographical scope of the MIrreM project and ensuring the best match between participants in the MIrreM Spring School and the expertise of presenters, we specifically invite researchers undertaking research on Europe, North Africa and North America.
Participation in the Spring School is free of charge. Coffee, light snacks, lunch, and one welcome dinner will be provided. Participants are responsible for covering their own expenses. However, partial bursaries are available for those unable to secure financial support from their home institutions or without institutional affiliations. These bursaries cover accommodation in Krems, and in justified cases, a contribution towards transport costs may also be considered.
Application Deadline: December 18, 2024, COB.
Detailed information is available here.
