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Section 7: PAST EVENT
Section 7: PAST EVENT
“International Congress on Migration: Dynamics, Challenges, and Perspectives”, from 23 to 25 March 2026 at University of Nouadhibou Campus, Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Organizer: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Venue: Dates: 23–25 March 2026
International Congress on Migration: Dynamics, Challenges, and Perspectives
Organizer: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Venue: University of Nouadhibou Campus, Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Migration has become a global phenomenon with significant economic, social, cultural, and political implications. In Africa, particularly across the Sahel-Sahara region, human mobility has long been an integral part of social and economic life. However, contemporary factors—including climate change, political crises, economic inequality, insecurity, and globalization—have fundamentally reshaped migration patterns and their meanings.
Located at the crossroads of West Africa and the Maghreb, Mauritania, and especially the city of Nouadhibou, occupies a strategic position in regional and international migration routes. In response to these developments, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Nouadhibou is organizing its First International Congress on Migration, bringing together scholars, experts, policymakers, and others interested in migration issues.
The congress aims to create a scientific and institutional platform for dialogue on the multiple dimensions of migration, with particular attention to the role of Mauritania and the West African sub-region in contemporary migration dynamics.
“Global Indian Diaspora, Transnationalism and Sustainable Development,” from 27 to 29 April 2026 at the Central University of Gujarat, Kundhela, Vadodara, Gujarat.
The Centre for Diaspora Studies (Independent Centre) organized the three-day Interdisciplinary International Conference, the conference was sponsored by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), DAKSHIN (Development and Knowledge Sharing Initiative), and the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). It was conducted in collaboration with several knowledge partners, including the Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), JNU, New Delhi; the Department of History, BHU; the Centre for West Asian Studies, JMI; the Global Researcher Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT); the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala; the Department of Geography, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad; the Department of Geography, MSU, Vadodara; RC-18, Indian Sociological Society (ISS); the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS); and the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP).
The conference received an overwhelming response from scholars in India and abroad. A total of 452 abstracts were submitted, of which 300 were accepted. In total, 184 participants registered for the conference, and 156 papers were presented over three days. Day 1 featured 59 paper presentations, Day 2 featured 66, and Day 3 featured 27. The conference also included 12 international resource persons from several countries, participating both online and in person, as well as seven international paper presenters.
The conference provided an interdisciplinary framework for analyzing the Indian diaspora from a range of perspectives. It covered themes including migration patterns and trajectories; labor, skilled, and return migration; refugees and crisis responses; transnationalism and networks; identity formation, culture, and representation; gender and marginalized communities; diaspora literature; digital diaspora; diaspora and soft power; social and economic remittances; policy frameworks and governance; brain drain and brain circulation; immigration and international law; and Indian knowledge systems and the diaspora.
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