Working Groups

ENIS' research is organized in 5 Working Groups (WGs) covering major thematic areas in ISM and policy recommendations.

Yasar Kondakci

WG1 Leader

Middle East Technical University

kyasar@metu.edu.tr

Queenie K.H. Lam

Ghent University and University of Kassel

aquiny@gmail.com

WG1 Co-leader

University of Turku

umar.binqushem@utu.fi

WG1 Stakeholder Advisor

Umar Bin Qushem

Working Group 1

Global ISM Flows and Trends at the Macro-Level

This WG focuses on analyzing the latest global patterns of migration through quantitative data. The aim is to broaden scientific understanding of the dynamics and determinants of ISM.

WG1 members

Centre for Modern Indian Studies

sanam.roohi@gmail.com

WG2 Leader

Sanam Roohi

Vilnius University

irma.budginaite@fsf.vu.lt

Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė

WG2 Co-leader

Rannís

runa.gudmarsdottir@rannis.is

WG2 Stakeholder advisor

Runa Gudmarsdottir

Working Group 2

Social Inequalities in Access to and during ISM

WG 2 concerns variables of inequality in ISM such as gender, age, socio-economic status, and ethnicity. Mixed methods are used, with the goal to develop strategies for more inclusiveness.

WG2 members

Zeynep Köylü

University of Basel

zeynep.koylu@unibas.ch

WG3 Leader

WG3 Co-leader

Middle East Technical University

sbetul@metu.edu.tr

Betül Bulut Şahin

WG3 Stakeholder advisor

University of Samsun

metesipahioglu@gmail.com

Mete Sipahioglu

Working Group 3

The Social and Cultural Integration of International Students in their Host Countries

WG 3 uses mixed methods to advance discourse on integration of international students. To improve integration, an evaluation of current practices in higher education institutions is conducted.

WG3 members

WG4 Leader

Oslo Metropolitan University

jann@oslomet.no

Jannecke Wiers-Jenssen

Dr. Jannecke Wiers-Jenssen

John Cullinan

WG4 Co-Leader

NUI Galway

john.cullinan@nuigalway.ie

Sahizer Samuk

WG4 Stakeholder advisor

IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

sahizer.samuk@imtlucca.it

Working Group 4

The Impact of ISM on graduates' careers

This WG examines the assumed positive effect of ISM on labor market outcomes. Mixed methods are used to uncover the mechanisms of education-to-work transitions in relation to ISM.

WG4 members