Migration is one of the great challenges of modern society. The 2015 refugee crisis showed us that migration will be prevalent throughout the 21st century, with distinct realities: economic migration (by choice), forced migration (as a result of armed conflict, climate disasters, religious and/or ethnic persecution, and other displacements).

Europe in particular faces several challenges when it comes to integrating these communities, namely with regard to asylum seekers in refugee camps/detention centres, undocumented migrants and unaccompanied minors.

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation seeks to find ways to pre-empt problems and challenges, positioning itself as a national and international benchmark.

These are our goals:

• Facilitate the integration of migrant populations, especially that of new generations, asylum seekers and refugees;
• Promote a better understanding of the phenomena associated with migration.

Projects