Current Acitivities:
IncluKIT - Inclusive Intercultural Communication Training Kit for Initial Reception of Migrants
The FORTHEM Lab "Diversity and Migration" launched its milestone: IncluKIT is available now!
Free Download of all kits and further information here
Further translations (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish... are available soon)
IncluKIT is a training kit developed for the whole spectrum of volunteers and professionals involved in the initial reception of newly arrived migrants in European countries, focusing on the analysis of mismatched expectations and misunderstandings during this transitional phase.
The kit is designed for all people working with migrants, based on an in-depth study of their respective needs. It makes use of recent academic research on interculturality to go beyond the limits of traditional tools for raising awareness of cultural differences. IncluKIT provides a practical application of critical theoretical approaches, based on varied and innovative methodologies, in a user-friendly format. The training kit is accessible free of charge and can be used in various contexts (state-sponsored institutions, NGOs, educational/academic communities, private businesses) and adapted to specific local realities.
IncluKIT is the FIT FORTHEM co-creation pilot project of the FORTHEM Lab Diversity & Migration. FORTHEM is an alliance of nine European universities, six of which are involved in IncluKIT: Università degli Studi di Palermo (Italy), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Germany), Université de Bourgogne (France), Jyväskylän Yliopisto (Finland), Uniwersytet Opolski (Poland) and Universitat de València (Spain). The two external stakeholders for the project are SIETAR Europa and diversophy®, with the support of SIETAR Switzerland and the SIG Migration.
Contact: inclukit@gmail.com
SUMMER SCHOOL (Blended Intensive Program) in Palermo/ Sicily:
"Migrants and cities: Intersectional studies on the mutual interaction between new citizens and urban space"
10 June - 14 June 2024, Università degli Studi di Palermo (Palermo, Italy)
Guest Lecturers: Veronika Cummings & Paul Hummel
Further Information here
Past Events:
WE NEED TO TALK - Online panel discussion on anti-discrimination strategies at the FORTHEM partner universities
25.01.2023 at 4pm, CET.
For the Flyer and all information click here:We Need To Talk_25.01.2023
About FORTHEM
FORTHEM: Funded by the European Union & the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101017248 ( FIT FORTHEM).
In June 2019, the European Commission selected a total of 17 European higher education networks to rethink the European Higher Education Area with visions and bring it to life. One of these networks is the FORTHEM Alliance under the leadership of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).
We are pleased that the second funding of the FORTHEM Alliance from 2022 to 2026 has been approved. In September 2022, Veronika Cummings assumed the task of coordinating the “Diversity and Migration” Lab at university level and, thereby, continues Gerhard Kruip’s (Social Ethics, JGU Mainz) successful coordinating activities during the first funding period. Furthermore, Veronika Cummings represents JGU as a Board Member in the Co-Creation Mission.
For further information on the activities of the Lab please visit this link.
The aim of FORTHEM is to improve the exchange and cooperation of students and lecturers, researchers and science support staff within the Alliance.
International cooperation partners of the Alliance are:
- Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz in Germany
- Université de Bourgogne in France
- Uniwersytet Opolski in Poland
- Universitat de València in Spain
- Università degli Studi di Palermo in Italy
- Latvijas Universitāte in Latvia
- Jyväskylän yliopisto in Finland
- Universitetet i Agder in Norway
- Universitatea Lucian Blaga din Sibiu in Romania
In addition, cooperative alliances with non-university partners are scheduled at the individual university sites.
The Lab follows an inclusive approach and wants to encourage participation. We are looking forward to ideas, contributions to discussions or initiatives in the field of "Diversity and Migration"!