Partner Migration is a hot issue in Belgium: on 26 May, for example, the Parliament voted for a tightening of the family reunification-rules. ‘Kruispunt M-I’ invites for its study day researchers and practitioners to answer relevant questions concerning Partner Migration. Is the available data and research sufficient? What are the new trends in Family Migration? With which barriers family migrants are confronted with?

The program of the study day

• 9u00-9u30: reception with coffee ontvangst
• 9u30-9u40: Welcoming by Mrs. Marleen Heysse, Director of ‘Kruispunt Migratie-Integratie’
• 9u40-10u00: The new rules on family reunification: a short outline by Sabrine Dawoud – Kruispunt Migratie-Integratie
• 10u05-10u45: Family Migration of Third Country Nationals to Flanders and Brussels, by Prof. Dr. Bart Van de Putte, sociologist, HeDeRa – University of Gent
• 10u45-11u05: coffee-break with presentations for the so called ‘Managers of Diversity’
• 11u05-11u35: What research telles us about the socio-economic situation of family migrants? By Leen Cleuren – Kruispunt Migratie-Integratie
• 11u45-12u30: Video fragments
• 12u30-13u30: lunch-break
• 13u30-14u30: Restart from the beginning!? Chances for the development of feminie family migrants, by Joke van der Zwaard, independent researcher/author (‘Gelukzoekers. Vrouwelijke huwelijksmigranten in Nederland’ 2008)
• 14u30-15u00: Family migration of men – inversion of alliances and psychological experience, by Ertugrul Tas, psychologist / PhD-student, UCL
• 15u00-15u15: coffe break
• 15u15-15u45: Interview with practicioneers
• 15u45-16u15: Boundless in love – engaged – married, by Irina Troitskaia, anthropologist / intercultural communication-expert
• 16u15-16u30: Closing remarks by Mrs. Marleen Heysse, Director of ‘Kruispunt Migratie-Integratie’

Practical information
When? 9 December 2011, 9-16:30h
Where? ING-building, Lange Gasthuisstraat 20, Antwerp
Costs? 60€

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