The BRiDGE I Project (Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe) has launched the January 2020 issue of their Newsletter. BRiDGE Project aims at supporting researches in danger to develop a career path that matches their goals and experience. In this issue you will find information about the upcoming BRiDGE conference in Athens, past Webinars, and more. Find more information about the project here You can access the newsletter here  

The BRiDGE II Project (Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe) has launched the 3rd issue of their Newsletter.  BRiDGE II Project aims at supporting researches in danger to develop a career path that matches their goals and experience.  In this issue you will find information on several webinars, network meetings and more. You can access the newsletter here. You may contact the team at bridge2.coordinator@uni-bielefeld.de   

BRiDGE (Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe) has launched a preliminary European Directory of Services for Researchers in Danger containing also a list of useful projects for refugee researchers. Find more information here.           

The training material from the BRiDGE webinar “How EURAXESS staff could use BRiDGE project experience and materials for dealing better with integration of Refugee Researchers?” held on 16 January 2020 is now available for download. During the training, EURAXESS staff were offered practical advice, resources, information and guidance on how to successfully use and apply BRiDGE project experience and materials in their everyday job with...

The BRiDGE II webinar for Refugee Researchers “Transferable Skills” will thake place on Feb 28 2020 at 1 pm CET Developing such skills is a crucial point in your career. This interactive webinar presents the most important detalils about the transferable skills, how to use them in your career path and provide guidance to researchers to find additional information. In the 1.5 hour of webinar, you will learn: What the transferable skills are...

The European Commission’s Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography launched an updated version of the Atlas of Migration. The Atlas of Migration is an online reference tool, which provides easy and handy access to data. It contains facts and figures on almost 200 countries and territories for migration policy makers, practitioners and citizens, aimed at improving the quality of evidence and reducing uncertainties on key information that...

EU-funded project Career Advancement for Refugee Researchers (CARe project) conducts an employer survey as part of the project activities, with the aim of mapping the research labour market in 10 European countries. The survey targets Austria, Belgium/Flanders, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and also EU level and international organisations. Country-specific guides, recommendations and a report...

The training material from the BRiDGE Pilot training course for non-academic mentors on how to guide refugee researchers in non-academic area is now available for download. The training aimed at boosting EURAXESS staff skills in advising and helping the RRs to cooperate with industrial employers and act as their mentors. This one-day training, focused on the following topics: Important aspects of working with RRs; Internal and external resources...

The video handbook for mentors of Researchers in Danger addresses the topic of how the first contact between researchers in danger and institutions is made and how they overcome difficulties. BRiDGE (Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe) supports refugee researchers displaced to find their long term professional realization in research and business organizations in Europe. You can watch the video here.

The European Commission has published a video tutorial showing the EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals in action. Services that offer assistance to refugees and migrants from non-EU countries, such as national authorities and/or NGOs, can use the tool to conduct interviews to record the individuals’ skills, qualifications and experiences. Completing the skills profile is part of the pathway towards integration in the labour market...