31/08/2026
📖 Seminar series | "Integration Through Contribution: Refugees in Science and Society"
The Oulun yliopisto - University of Oulu is hosting the seminar series "Integration Through Contribution: Refugees in Science and Society", which aims to generate evidence and foster exchange on how refugees' and migrants' contributions to science, culture, and society advance integration and social inclusion.
The series will comprise eight seminars in total: four in Autumn 2026 and four in Autumn 2027, creating an ongoing platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration across disciplines and sectors.
Check out the seminar schedule for Autumn 2026 below:
🔹 Seminar 1 "Global Migration and Refugee Movements: Trends, Challenges and Pathways to Integration", 11 September 2026 10h–14h (EET), University of Oulu, Linnanmaa Campus (Backstage) & Online.
More information: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/integration-through-contribution-seminar-1-global-migration-and-refugee-movements-trends-challenges
🔹Seminar 2 From Displacement to Discovery: How Refugee Scientists Shape the World, 14 October 2026, 10h–12h (EET), Online.
More information: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/integration-through-contribution-seminar-2-displacement-discovery-how-refugees-scientists-shape
🔹Seminar 3 "Beyond Borders: Art, Refugee Integration, and the Co-Creation of Cultural and Local Knowledge", 11 November 2026, 14h–16h (EET), Online. More information and registration details will be available soon.
🔹Seminar 4 "Refugees as Environmental Actors: Participation in Environmental, Climate and Nature-Based Activities", 2 December 2026, 10h–12h (EET), Online. More information and registration details will be available soon.
Seminar series organized by the project "Nature Welcomes all"
