Our History
We are an inter-university and interdisciplinary research and training centre dedicated to the study of contemporary migration and diversity management.
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Foundation of the Centre for Migration Studies and Research (CER-M) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, with a clear interdisciplinary vocation and the aim of bringing together the scientific activity of several research groups specialising in the study of migration, belonging to different social science disciplines (anthropology, sociology, education sciences) at the UAB.2009
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One of the pillars of CER-Migracions is its master's and postgraduate training aimed at professionalisation in the field of migration and diversity management. It boasts a broad and varied teaching body that includes both academics, who provide a research perspective and academic rigour, and professionals with recognised experience in management and intervention at international, national, and local levels.2007-2008
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The centre becomes an inter-university centre, with the incorporation of the GESDI research group from the University of Barcelona, comprising researchers from the field of legal sciences, under the coordination of Dr David Moya.2013
Foundation
The research groups EMIGRA, led by Dr Silvia Carrasco, and GEDIME, led by the Professor of Sociology Dr Carlota Solé, formed the founding core.
Training
The Inter-university Master’s Degree in Contemporary Migration and the Inter-university Postgraduate Diploma in Immigration: Rights and Social Cohesion constitute a well-established range of inter-university degrees that have been taught continuously since the 2007/2008 academic year.
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Inter-university
The centre is formed by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Barcelona.
Acknowledgements
CER-M has been recognised as a consolidated Research Group with funding from the Government of Catalonia (SGR 2014-2017 and SGR 2017-2019 calls).