Regions benefitting from returning migrants

Re-Turn’s main activities were linked to development and implementation of services needed to support migrants in their wish to return as well as promotion of returning migrants as a source of innovative enterprise development. Main outputs helped to achieve sustainable services and support structures to promote return migration  (online-tool presenting regional and national remigration trends, handbook with transnational management tools to promote return migration, long-term implemented monitoring tools and support services for return migration).

Based on Re-Turn project, participating regions strengthened their competitiveness in the long run which further helped cohesion. Perception of decision-makers changed by adressing returning migrants as added value. This was demonstrated with a joint memorandum of understanding and changed policy documents and working procedures in participating regions for better knowledge development with returning migrants.

Team:

• Dr. Mag.ª Stefanie Konzett-Smoliner (project leader)
• Mag. Michael Förschner

Section: Work and Equal Opportunities

Partners:

• IFL - Leibnitz - Institut für Länderkunde
• IOM
• Közép - Pannon Regionális Fejlesztési Zrt
• LODZKIE
• RIC - Requalification and Information centre
• Sachsen-Anhalt
• Swietokrzyskie Region
• UNCEM Piemonte
• University of Maribor
• USZ - Department of Economic and Social Geography
• VSBI - Verein zur sozialen und beruflichen Integration

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