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1.9.2026
The new National PACES Report explores migration decision-making among African migrants in Slovakia, drawing on 34 in-depth interviews with people from 11 African countries.

17.7.2026
On 23 June 2026, Migration Policy Institute Europe hosted the international webinar “Deciding at Every Stage: What Shapes Migration Decision-Making Before, During, and After the Journey” as part of the Horizon Europe PACES project. The webinar brought together researchers to present new evidence on the factors shaping migration decision-making across different stages of the migration journey.

1.7.2026
The decision of international students to remain in Slovakia after completing their higher education is not merely a matter of individual preference. A key role is played by the institutional environment, which shapes the conditions that encourage graduates to stay. This is the main conclusion of a new policy brief produced within the PACES project by researchers Lucia Kováčová, Lucia Mýtna Kureková, and Terézia Zemeníková from the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

12.6.2026
The final conference of the international PACES project (Making Migration and Migration Policy Decisions Amidst Societal Transformations) took place in Paris from 4–5 June 2026. Organised by Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, the event brought together researchers from the PACES project, its sister projects ASPIRE and DYNAMIG, as well as other scholars working on migration and migration policy.

30.3.2026
Our colleague Lucia Mýtna Kureková participated in the episode of the Radio International Slovakia podcast series that was aired on February 4, 2026

30.3.2026
Our colleague Lucia Mýtna Kureková actively participated on 26 March 2026 in the webinar Posting of Workers to and from Slovakia, organised by the Stredoeurópsky inštitút pre výskum práce (CELSI).

13.3.2026
Between March 2 and March 6, 2026, the team of the Institute for Forecasting of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences hosted the PACES Bratislava Writing Workshop, which was attended by the members of the project consortium, particularly by researchers of the International Institute of Social Studies (Erasmus University Rotterdam), University of Alicante, Université Paris 13 (Sorbonne Paris North University), Samuel Hall East Africa Limited, Mixed Migration Centre, Mareena, Migration Policy Institute Europe.

13.3.2026
On March 6, 2026, a public event From Evidence to Action: Understanding Migration Choices in Times of Change was held in Bratislava, organised by the Institute of Forecasting (CSPS SAS) together with the European Migration Network Slovakia, operating under IOM Slovakia, in cooperation with the Migration Policy Institute Europe.

13.3.2026
On March 2, 2026, the Institute for Forecasting hosted a public lecture on Social Norms and Migration, in which researcher Ralitza Dimova (University of Manchester) presented her research based on large-scale survey evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria.

21.11.2025
The research team of the Institute of Forecasting of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the civic organisation Mareena organised a workshop on November 13, 2025, in Bratislava named Experiences of Migrants from Third Countries in Accessing Social Rights: Challenges of Cross-Sectoral Cooperation in Integration.

29.10.2025
Slovakia is emerging as a hub for African students seeking affordable, EU-recognized education, thanks to competitive tuition, a safe environment, and growing international support. Yet, life after graduation raises questions: Do students stay or leave, and what barriers shape their decisions?

22.4.2025
Last week, colleagues from the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences met at their annual meeting to strengthen ties, discuss further integration of the three institutes and to present their work.