Student Research Weeks
"Questioning the Familiar in Flight and Migration"

In cooperation with the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), a four-week intensive program on "Questioning the Familiar in Flight and Migration" took place for the first time in June 2019. Taking place from June 03-28, 2019, the program gave participating students the opportunity to critically and empirically examine important issues in the field of flight and migration from a social-scientific perspective.

In the first part of the program, students received a theoretical introduction to classic and current migration theories as well as an overview of qualitative social research methods. Subsequently, the participants had the opportunity to put their acquired knowledge to the test in the context of their own small research projects. In this context, the participants had the opportunity to get to know regional organizations and associations in the context of flight and migration, to participate in workshops and to visit the intercultural Open Air refugium. The program was framed by various excursions and city tours, e.g. on the topic of "Munich as arrival city".

Further Summer Schools are planned, but have to be cancelled or postponed for now due to Corona.

Migration Studies Summer Academy (MSSA)
"Origin - Transit - Destination - Future"

Every summer, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt offers a one-week Migration Studies Summer Academy in cooperation with the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., alternately held in Eichstätt / Germany or Washington, D.C. / USA. During the summer academy, the topic of (forced) migration will be discussed. In addition, students from both universities have the opportunity to engage with theories and methods, opportunities and challenges related to flight and migration.

The focus is on many areas such as politics, law, language, media, education, and religion, which will be analysed from inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives. The program includes lectures by experts from the KU, the CUA and other leading institutions in the fields of migration studies, psychology, pedagogy, history, social work, philosophy, political science, law, sociology, and theology. Complementing the lectures, the MSSA also includes field trips. The program is aimed at Master’s students and doctoral students from various research fields. In addition, both universities develop long-term international collaborations.