Odysseus Academic Network

Day 9 recap ✨

A day focused on institutions, protection and safeguards at the Odysseus Summer School 2026.

On the programme:

🏛️ EU Agencies
Frontex & EUAA
with Prof. Lilian Tsourdi

🛡️ Temporary Protection
with Dr. Meltem Ineli Ciger

🇫🇷 Protection temporaire
with Prof. Alexis Marie

🤝 Status and Integration of third-country nationals
with Dr. Sarah Ganty

From EU agencies to protection, integration and remedies, Day 9 explored key safeguards and institutional dynamics shaping the future of EU migration and asylum law.

From event coordination to PhD presentations!

Meet the team who helped bring the Odysseus Academic Network Summer School 2026 to life.

In this clip, our coordinators share their experience managing the daily logistics of a major academic event while also stepping up to present their own PhD research:
✨ Tamta GVENTSADZE
✨ Pedro SANZ DIAZ
✨ Silvia BACCI
✨ Ludivine BOUCHERON

Handling behind-the-scenes organization and presenting academic research at the same time is no small feat.

Watch the video to hear their insights and firsthand experiences from this year's summer school.

PhD Seminar — Day 3 🎓

The Odysseus Summer School also creates space for young researchers to present and discuss their work with the academic community.

During the first PhD Seminar, participants explored timely research projects on:

📌 EU cooperation with third countries on migration and asylum
📌 Safe third countries, non-entry and legal fictions
📌 Climate change adaptation and migration externalisation in North Africa
📌 Non-refoulement and access to territory under international law

A valuable moment for exchange, feedback and reflection on the future of migration and asylum research.