Events

Science Walks in Dortmund Nordstadt Arrival hopscotch for the first science walk Discussion after a round of tug of war Arrival corner at the second science walk Collection of differenct visions and experiences “Stop bullying other children just because they are coming from other countries.” Research often remains in the university, the classroom or the […]

AIMEC Interim Event The AIMEC project is progressing rapidly, and we have recently ‘concluded’ the fieldwork phase in the three sites. Of course, fieldwork is an on-going process which escapes clear-cut categorisations of start and end. However, our team had a first go at working with the data collected and at developing frameworks and focal

Workshop on Mediators’ Role in Arrival Processes Chart: Mediators support newcomers (left side) and institutions / organisations (right side) with various practices and by the means of various skills Mediators’ role in arrival processes – this was the topic of a two-hour workshop that our Dortmund team organised together with a colleague from the NGO

International Stakeholders Connect in Nordstadt At the beginning of November 2022, the AIMEC team met in Dortmund to connect practitioners who support migrants in London, Brussels and Dortmund. Over two days, the participants exchanged experiences, shared practices of supporting newcomers and identified differences between the three sites. In this blog, we report on our most

Arriving in Dortmund Nordstadt and Beyond Participants at Table 2 used Mapping to locate and link arrival infrastructures in Dortmund Nordstadt Transfer workshop: Arriving in Dortmund Nordstadt and beyond Table 1: The role of arrival neighbourhoods in the overall urban context Table 2: Arrival infrastructures and access points Table 3: Diversity-oriented institutional change Participants’ preferences

Stakeholders Meeting Newham Stakeholders Meeting Newham on 23rd February 2022 On Wednesday 23rd of February we held a meeting with our stakeholders in the Borough of Newham (London). The aim of the meeting was to present our project to local stakeholders, create connections with them and share some initial findings. The meeting was hosted at