Greetings from Oldenburg! On behalf the EMMIR Communications Team, I'd like to introduce one of our newest projects: reaching out to alumni and updating you all on some exciting things that we've been doing. Thus, welcome to our Second Official Alumni Newsletter, a bi-annual email update sent to our large network of alumni and students. The purpose of the Alumni Newsletter is to send updates about our program and upcoming events, and to spread relevant information. If you haven't read our very first newsletter, please feel free to check it out here. - Your EMMIR Communications Team |
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So, what's new over at EMMIR?? |
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EMMIR Cohort 7 graduated this month, and we're so proud! The day was filled with hugs and tears and laughter. Read the article below to find out more info! | | |
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EMMIR Cohort 8 has already finished their third semesters! Where does the time go?? There are ten students who did their modules in South Africa, five in Uganda, seven in Ljubljana, three in České Budějovice, and four in Oldenburg, while some also got opportunities to showcase what they have learned in EMMIR by presenting in conferences, and getting published. They have also been busy with their internships in various locations worldwide like Iraq, Macedonia, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Greece, and Kenya amongst others. Let's see what EMMIR C8 was up to this past semester... • Daniel's internship at IOM Prague • Ana Raquel's Internship in Macedonia with EMMIR Cohort 2 Alumna, Svetlana |
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| | Oliver of Cohort 8 spent his internship in Iraq with 'Yazda', an international NGO that has provided humanitarian response and support to genocide survivors. Read more about his experience below. | | |
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| | Congratulations to Daniel, Oliver, Josh, and Anjuli of Cohort 8! They contributed chapters to the recently launched book, International Migration in the 21th Century: perspectives and challenges. | | |
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Keep up the great work, everyone! and congratulations on successfully presenting your thesis proposals in the December proposal colloquium: |
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Welcome to the EMMIR Family, Cohort 9. |
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EMMIR Cohort 9 is made up of 30 students from 22 different countries. They're a fun and diverse bunch who fit right into the big EMMIR family we have. Read Ivana's thoughts about their first weeks at EMMIR and in Oldenburg here: | | |
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As most of our network has already heard, we did not receive Erasmus+ funding for the next phase of EMMIR. Currently, EMMIR is set to continue until the end of Cohort 9. We plan to re-apply for funding in 2020. If you have concerns with how this may affect you, or you want to be involved in the process of building a self-sustainable EMMIR, reach out to us at emmir@uol.de. |
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Our website now has a section for Alumni Stories, and thank you to Oleksander, Liss, Imke, Jaafar, Yordanos, Mahanam, and Oana for sharing yours! Are you interested in being part of our 'Network' section on the website? All alumni are welcome to send in their stories: gabriella.mikiewicz@gmail.com. |
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This December, EMMIR & ACMS (Wits) held the "African Families" conference at the University of Oldenburg. | | |
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What's Up With Our Network? |
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In case you missed it: EMMIR held its first Alumni Networking Meet-Up in Berlin this May! Thanks all who were able to join us. We will keep you posted about future events via our social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and through these bi-annual newsletters). |
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| | This June, Cohort 7 student Sanjana was interviewed by German media outlet Deutsche Welle. However, post-production, she had some issues with the portrayal of migrants in the video. Find out her thoughts on her interview! What do you think of those photos? | | |
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| | While doing her internship with the Macedonian Young Lawyers Association, Cohort 8 student Ana had an unexpected reunion with EMMIR alumni at the 2019 Skopje Beer Festival. Find out who she ran into, and what she and our alumni had been up to. | | |
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Thanks for reading. Please feel free to reach out to the EMMIR Communications Team with your questions/comments/concerns. We look forward to hearing from you! As always, we welcome any news from our students, alumni, and partner institutions to be shared on our website and social media. |
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