The training material from the BRiDGE webinar “How EURAXESS staff could use BRiDGE project experience and materials for dealing better with integration of Refugee Researchers?” held on 16 January 2020 is now available for download. During the training, EURAXESS staff were offered practical advice, resources, information and guidance on how to successfully use and apply BRiDGE project experience and materials in their everyday job with...

The BRiDGE II webinar for Refugee Researchers “Transferable Skills” will thake place on Feb 28 2020 at 1 pm CET Developing such skills is a crucial point in your career. This interactive webinar presents the most important detalils about the transferable skills, how to use them in your career path and provide guidance to researchers to find additional information. In the 1.5 hour of webinar, you will learn: What the transferable skills are...

BRiDGE II webinar for Refugee Researchers “How to prepare a proposal for HORIZON 2020 funding programs with emphasis in Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships" will take place on 31 January 2020 at 3pm CET How to get funding for your research project is a crucial point in your career. There are specifics in the proposal preparation that you should know when you start preparing. This webinar presents the most important details in this...

The BRiDGE II webinar "Open Science" for Refugee Researchers will take place on 24 Jan 2020, at 1 PM CET. Open Science is "the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society". (FOSTER Taxonomy). It is often referred to as research simply done properly. This interactive webinar presents researchers the most important principles of open science and where they can find additional...

The European Commission’s Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography launched an updated version of the Atlas of Migration. The Atlas of Migration is an online reference tool, which provides easy and handy access to data. It contains facts and figures on almost 200 countries and territories for migration policy makers, practitioners and citizens, aimed at improving the quality of evidence and reducing uncertainties on key information that...

EU-funded project Career Advancement for Refugee Researchers (CARe project) conducts an employer survey as part of the project activities, with the aim of mapping the research labour market in 10 European countries. The survey targets Austria, Belgium/Flanders, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and also EU level and international organisations. Country-specific guides, recommendations and a report...

The training material from the BRiDGE Pilot training course for non-academic mentors on how to guide refugee researchers in non-academic area is now available for download. The training aimed at boosting EURAXESS staff skills in advising and helping the RRs to cooperate with industrial employers and act as their mentors. This one-day training, focused on the following topics: Important aspects of working with RRs; Internal and external resources...

The video handbook for mentors of Researchers in Danger addresses the topic of how the first contact between researchers in danger and institutions is made and how they overcome difficulties. BRiDGE (Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe) supports refugee researchers displaced to find their long term professional realization in research and business organizations in Europe. You can watch the video here.

Registration is now open for the BRiDGE Conference: “Policy advice for the integration of Researchers in Danger into the EU job market” will take place in Athens the 11 and 12 February 2020. BRiDGE (Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe) supports refugee researchers displaced to find their long term professional realization in research and business organizations in Europe.  The BRiDGE Conference aims to give an overview of the most...

The European Commission has published a video tutorial showing the EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals in action. Services that offer assistance to refugees and migrants from non-EU countries, such as national authorities and/or NGOs, can use the tool to conduct interviews to record the individuals’ skills, qualifications and experiences. Completing the skills profile is part of the pathway towards integration in the labour market...