The workshop “Immigrants in Romania. Risks, opportunities and solutions for facilitating the integration process” was held at UVT, organized in collaboration with the Agency for Regional Development West – ADR West and the Prefect’s Institution – Timiș County.
📊 During the meeting, relevant results of the study “Perception of Timișoara residents regarding the social inclusion of immigrants and refugees”, conducted by UVT researchers, were presented.
The data show that the majority of Timișoara residents consider that immigrants who come to work are well integrated (over 54%), and the dominant feeling towards them is compassion (59%) and respect (26%), which indicates a predominantly positive and open attitude towards diversity.
We thank the project partners for their support and trust in UVT, namely the Prefect’s Institution – Timiș County, the General Inspectorate for Immigration, UNHCR, the National and County Employment Agency, the International Organization for Migration, companies and specialists.
In contemporary societies, the integration and well-being of persons from vulnerable groups, particularly young Roma, migrants, and refugees, have emerged as pressing concerns.
The increasing migration flows, socioeconomic disparities, and persistent discrimination need evidence-based policies to promote social inclusion and improve the quality of life for disadvantaged communities. Policies addressing the well-being of vulnerable groups need to draw from rigorous research to ensure that they are effective, inclusive, and sustainable.
This conference aimed to foster the exchange of information, experiences, innovative ideas, research results, as well as to develop policy recommendations addressed to increasing wellbeing and of social integration of youngsters in vulnerable groups, with a focus on Roma, migrants and refugees.
The conference was organized within the project „When Scars (!) Become Art”, funded by JUGEND für Europa, within the Erasmus+ Programme KA2 Strategic Partnership, contract no 2023-1-DE04-KA220-YOU-000166967.
SALAM aims to support public authorities in fast-tracking the sustainable inclusion of migrants into local labour markets, harnessing their competences, capacities and ambitions, through developing targeted education, guidance and learning opportunities.
SALAM will seek to:
▶️ Develop and consolidate strategies to fast-track labour market integration of migrants in the EU.
▶️ Strengthen social cohesion in favour of inclusion of newcomers, in particular NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
▶️ Provide education, guidance and training designed specifically for a multicultural society
▶️ Ensure sustainable integration, reducing dropouts and creating security for third-country nationals
Partner Regions
- Leader: University of Florence
- Centre-Val de Loire Regional Council
- Region Västra Götaland, administration of folk high schools
- University of West Timisoara
- “TUSCANY REGION – Regional Government – Continuous Training and Professions Sector”
- Municipality of Mark,the labour market unit, Labour market centre
- Public Employment Service of Catalonia (SOC)
- Association of the Folk High Schools Baden-Württemberg
- West Regional Development Agency
- EARLALL (Communication Manager)
- City Development Institute of the Poltava City Council – Discovery partner
- Khotyn City Council – Discovery partner
