The International Conference “Child Migration and Integration: Trends & Challenges” was organised from June 2 – 4, 2022 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law. First two days of the Conference were organised through thematic units, with each day consisting of relevant thematic units. The Conference was organised by Science and Research Centre Koper, Institute for Social Studies in collaboration with MiCREATE consortium. This international scientific conference was organised as a final event of the Migrant Children and Communities in a Transforming Europe project, funded under Horizon 2020.
The thematic units on the first day were:
- Unaccompanied minors
- Methodologies and approaches
- Educational settings
- Migrant children in transit
At the final day of the Conference, a panel discussion was organised on the topic of “Teachers’ voices on child migration and integration in schools.”
MIGREC members Professor Anita Burgund Isakov and Ass MA Violeta Markovic presented two papers. Professor Anita Burgund Isakov presented a paper “Consultations with migrant children – dilemmas on searching for the approach”, where she discussed participatory approaches, opportunities and pitfalls of doing research with children on the move. Ass MA Violeta Markovic presented the paper “Research with migrant children – challenges and opportunities of working with translators” where she discussed challenges and opportunities in the participation of translators and cultural mediators as co-researchers in the process of organizing consultation and research with migrant children.
