Sweden has good practices in integrating refugee students. This is partly due to a diverse school staff. This is one of the findings of a Nordic research project that has recently been presented along with a number of recommendations for better integration.
Project owners from Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania have submitted a total of 84 applications in the Nordic-Baltic call for proposals for research projects on migration and integration. The gender split in the project owners is roughly two-thirds women to one-third men.
Young people with immigrant backgrounds make active choices, are well-informed and have the power and strength to shape their own future despite strong social segregation and religious identity, say researchers.
What does it take for young migrants to succeed in Northern Europe? New research identifies responsibility, trust, and social relationships as crucial elements.
NordForsk with partners are issuing a Nordic-Baltic call for proposals for research projects on Migration and Integration. Call deadline is 14 May 2024 and available budget is NOK 62,4 million.
NordForsk will open a Nordic-Baltic call for proposals for research projects on Migration and Integration. Each project can apply for up to NOK 10,5 million of funding, and we expect to fund 5-6 projects. The plan is to open the call during February 2024.
How does residential segregation pose a barrier to integration? Researchers from Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom have done pioneering research in identifying what they call social frontiers.
