Roundtable: Ukrainian Displaced People's Integration. Country Focus – Austria

This roundtable event will bring together a diverse group of academics, policymakers, and key stakeholders who have been actively involved in supporting the integration of Ukrainian displaced people in Austria. The discussion will focus on challenges and opportunities for Ukrainians displaced people in Austria, where 87,000 displaced Ukrainian individuals were registered already in 2022.

Programme

13:30 - 13:40 Welcome and Introduction by Kata Fredheim, SSE Riga 

13:40 - 14:00 Overview of the situation of Ukrainian Displacement in Austria

• Daniela Krois, Stabstelle Ukraine-Flüchtlingskoordination der Bundesregierung, Ministry of Interior
• Bernhard Rengs, Postdoctoral researcher (Academy Scientist) at the Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences 

14:00  - 14:30 Reflections on the Austrian experience: challenges and successes 

• Nina Andresen, Head of Train of Hope
• Mihaela Dimitrova, Associate Professor at the Department of Global Business and Trade
• Yelyzaveta Zolotarova and Olena Tkalich, University of Vienna

14:30 - 15:10 How the Austrian experience can be useful in the wider European context, and the future

• Oksana Denys, PhD, Habilitation Doctorate, Institute for Social Policy, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) 
• Judith Kohlenberger, Professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business
• Victoria Schmidt, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Karl-Franzens University of Graz

15:10 - 15:30 Discussion and closing remarks
 

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