migration

Business Ladies project strengthens the business expertise of migrant women entrepreneurs in Finnish Lapland region. The project empowers and aid immigrant women who interest in starting a potential business.

The project activities will strengthen the business skills of immigrant women, in particular through networking and with peer support. The objectives are also to provide migrant entrepreneurs with the skills to utilize existing and promote cooperation and networking between migrant entrepreneurs with Finnish native female entrepreneurs

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Attract Lappi aims to provide means and procedures for permanent employment opportunities to immigrants coming to Lapland for temporary work purposes. Immigrants are approached while they are still in fixed-term employment with Lappish companies. Their competencies are to be mapped in a comprehensive way to match their profiles based on the demand of private sectors to utilize resources and expertise in right place.

The project will provide companies and employers new ways of sharing own value chains.

01.04.2020 → 31.03.2023

The overall goal of the project is for third-country nationals, such as refugees, to have optimal opportunities in European higher education. It is part of the Bologna Declaration and Lisbon Recognition Convention, which aims to valorise their qualifications (degrees) and competences acquired elsewhere according to their own standards, in higher education.

There are two target groups:

1. The universities and universities of applied sciences. At the moment there are big differences in accessibility with regard to refugees with competences acquired elsewhere, not only between European countries but also within these countries, between different universities. We want a uniform, accessible procedure for all refugees and third country nationals at European universities.
2. Refugees and third country nationals. They will have better access to higher education in Europe. The competences acquired elsewhere will be better and more easily valorised by this project, so that access to higher education for third country nationals is increased.

31.12.2019 → 30.08.2022

Sirius – Policy Network on Migrant Education is a project co-funded by the EU, which brings together key stakeholders in migration and education from around Europe, including policy makers, researchers, practitioners and representatives of migrant communities. Sirius transfers knowledge and influences policy developments in order to help pupils from a migrant background achieve the same educational standards as their native peers.

The Arctic Centre is a partner to the Sirius network.

21.09.2017 → 31.12.2021