PATHS Forced Migration: Europe in a Global Context addresses the urgent and complex challenges of forced migration, driven by geopolitical instability, environmental pressures, and socio-economic factors. PATHS Forced Migration provides a unique blend of interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives within a cohesive curriculum, combining mobility pathways, research opportunities, and close collaboration with local, national, and international organisations. As a PATHS Forced Migration student, you can select one out of three paths: European Border Regimes, Inclusion of Children and Minors, Politics and Policies of Migration. Each path takes place at three different universities. You will also have the opportunity to expand your learning through extracurricular courses offered by ERUA partner universities. Thereby, the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) paves the way for a new model of European higher education.

In the European Border Regimes path, starting at Viadrina, you examine how global inequalities as well as ecological and geopolitical instability shape forced migration. You gain a deep understanding of the legal, technological, and social dimensions of European border regimes, and analyse the interactions between migration policies and global as well as racialised inequalities. The curriculum combines theoretical knowledge, methods training, empirical research, practical internships, and transnational mobility between partner universities in Germany, Poland, and Greece – enabling you to explore border management, refugee reception, and migration policy from local, national, and global perspectives. You develop the critical skills needed to design ethical, socially just, and evidence-based solutions.