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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · 6d

We're live! The @horizongs4s.bsky.social Policy Workshop, "Addressing Skill Shortages in Ageing Economies" hosted by the University of Geneve. Full agenda at gs4s.eu/wp-content/u...

GS4S - Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development https://gs4s.eu
POLICY WORKSHOP
Addressing Skill Shortages in Ageing Economies
6-7 October 2025
University of Geneva
Uni MAIL – Room M6220
Public event: Uni MAIL Room MR030
Introduction
This Policy Workshop is organized within the framework of the Global Strategy for Skills, Migration,
Development, also known as GS4S, is a 36-month Horizon Europe-funded project aimed at co-creating a
global strategy to address skills shortages in Digital, the Care and Construction sectors including migration
policies and alternatives to migration.
The project proposes multi-level evidence-based policies on labour migration governance and alternative
ways to address these shortages in six regions: EU, EEA, Western Balkan, Middle East and Northern Africa,
West Africa, and South/South-East Asia.
Workshop Participants:
The workshop will bring together representatives from the International Organizations, Academics,
government officials, legal experts, policy analysts, and researchers specializing in various aspects of skills,
migration and development, as well as representatives from the private sector.
Expected Outcomes
The Workshop offers a unique opportunity to present and discuss preliminary findings from the GS4S research
consortium by engaging with key stakeholders, governments and international bodies. The objective is to
generate new knowledge on the strategies to deal with skill shortages and work towards the design of
practical tools for stakeholders.
This event takes place in the framework of the Horizon Europe Project "Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development
https://gs4s.eu/ Funding by the European Commission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Education (SERI)
and support from the Department of Political Science and International Relations as well as Global Studies Institute, University of
Geneva is gratefully acknowledged. Contact: info@gs4s.eu

Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · 12d

Policy Workshop “Addressing Skill Shortages in Ageing Economies” (6-7 October 2025), organized by @horizongs4s.bsky.social partner University of Geneve. Program at gs4s.eu/events/ Registrations open
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Contact: [email protected]

POLICY WORKSHOP
Addressing Skill Shortages in Ageing Economies
6-7 October 2025
University of Geneva
Uni MAIL – Room M6220
Public event: Uni MAIL Room MR030

Policy Workshop “Addressing Skill Shortages in Ageing Economies” (6-7 October 2025), organized by @horizongs4s.bsky.social partner University of Geneve. Program at https://gs4s.eu/events/ Registrations open https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj6_Wwlrm3iev6zV-0T3KvIMiZ79dTReOw7JhGvYaVlhK2kA/viewform
This Policy Workshop is organized within the framework of the Global Strategies for Skills, Migration, Development, also known as GS4S, a 36-month Horizon Europe-funded project aimed at co-creating a global strategy to address skills shortages in the Digital, Care, and Construction sectors including migration policies and alternatives to migration.

The workshop will bring together representatives from the IOs, academics, government officials, legal experts, policy analysts, and researchers specializing in various aspects of skills, migration, and development. Also representatives from the private sector.
Expected Outcomes
The Workshop offers a unique opportunity to present and discuss preliminary findings from the GS4S research
consortium by engaging with key stakeholders, governments and international bodies. The objective is to
generate new knowledge on the strategies to deal with skill shortages and work towards the design of
practical tools for stakeholders.
This event takes place in the framework of the Horizon Europe Project "Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development
https://gs4s.eu/ Funding by the European Commission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Education (SERI)
and support from the Department of Political Science and International Relations as well as Global Studies Institute, University of
Geneva is gratefully acknowledged.

CONTACT: info@gs4s.eu

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Sep 12

"Advancing Skills for Mobility and Inclusive Growth" a high-level #GS4S roundtable hosted by American University Cairo, with the participation of ministries, academia, and others for dialogue on migration, labor mobility, and demographic transitions shaping labor markets shorturl.at/kFkjH

As migration, labor mobility, and demographic transitions reshape both African and European labor markets, the need for robust, future-ready skills systems has never been more urgent. To explore Egypt’s role in this evolving landscape, Horizon GS4S partner The American University in Cairo hosted a high-level, multi-stakeholder roundtable with the participation of: #EgyptianMinistryEconomicPlanning, Development and International Cooperation; the Micro, Small and Medium Size Enterprises Development Agency of Egypt; the EU Delegation in Egypt; International Organization for Migration; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Egypt; Egyptian NGO Ta’heal focused on building capacities; National Academy for Science and Skills Academy training and education institution; Center for Migration and Refugees Studies; Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab MENA.

Hosted on the American University Cairo campus, representatives from public bodies/ministries, academia, and civil society engaged in discussions on migration, labor mobility, and demographic transitions shaping African and European labor markets. The event highlighted Egypt’s pivotal role in this evolving landscape and the urgent need for robust, forward-looking policies to match skills with opportunities across regions. In alignment with the Horizon GS4S mission to advance fair, sustainable, and mutually-beneficial skills partnerships, the event highlighted how innovative cooperation frameworks can build resilient labor markets and create shared prosperity across regions:
 Evaluate the current skilling, reskilling, and upskilling landscape in Egypt
 Identify persistent skills gaps in priority sectors: #IT and #Digital, #Construction, and #Care
 Explore policy-relevant, evidence-based approaches to strengthen Egypt’s skills ecosystem and contribute to broader regional development and mobility goals

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advancing-skills-mobility-inclusive-growth-gs4s-roundtable-idwvf

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Sep 8

In Memoriam: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed Advisory Board member, Professor Margaret Walton-Roberts, on August 11, 2025. We honor her life and lasting contributions, and her legacy will continue to guide and inspire our work. shorturl.at/cRNT0

t is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed Advisory Board member, Professor Margaret Walton-Roberts, on August 11, 2025. A highly respected scholar and a valued contributor to GS4S, Professor Walton-Roberts’ insight and leadership significantly advanced our mission. We honor her life and lasting contributions, and her legacy will continue to guide and inspire our work. https://www.wlu.ca/news/spotlights/2025/aug/wilfrid-laurier-university-mourns-the-passing-of-professor-margaret-walton-roberts.html
A dedicated scholar, teacher, mentor and colleague, Margaret was a cherished member of the Laurier community and friend to all who knew her. Trained in human geography in both the United Kingdom and Canada, Margaret devoted her academic career to the study of international migration, with a focus on gender and immigration, transnational networks and immigrant settlement. Her recent research explored the global migration of health care professionals, as well as international student migration. Margaret’s work was widely published, with more than 50 journal articles and 43 book chapters, supported by numerous external research grants. Margaret earned a bachelor of arts at Manchester University in the United Kingdom before completing her master’s and PhD at the University of British Columbia.

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Jul 21

@horizongs4s.bsky.social WP#8 "Efforts to Tackle Skills Shortages Across Policy Domains" explores #Skillshortages plaguing European labour markets
@mpc-eui.bsky.social authors #AbigailGoldfarb @jasmijnslootjes.bsky.social #BelenZanzuchi

Downloads gs4s.eu/wp-content/u...
Zenodo shorturl.at/IdRxU

"Efforts to Tackle Skills Shortages Across Policy Domains – Reflections from Migration, Education, and Development Policies" authors from Migration Policy Institute MPI Goldfarb, A., Slootjes, J., & Zanzuchi, B. (2025)

Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development
(GS4S). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15261535
Labour shortages are becoming a critical issue across Europe, reaching historical highs in various sectors. These shortages pose serious risks, undermining essential services like healthcare and slowing down progress on major initiatives, such as the green transition. Europe’s ageing population compounds these challenges, putting further pressure on the labour market and threatening the European Union’s economic prosperity. This working paper examines the complex landscape of policy approaches to addressing skills shortages in Europe, offering a comparative analysis of interventions across migration, education, and development policy domains. Through a detailed exploration of policy responses at both national and European levels, the paper provides a typology of alternatives for mitigating shortages across these policy areas, with a particular focus on the digital, care, and construction sectors. By analysing the diversity of policy responses, the paper identifies emerging trends, challenges, and untapped opportunities to bridge skills gaps in Europe including through enhanced coherence across policy domains. From this typology of potential solutions, it concludes with actionable recommendations to inform future policy development.

Download: https://gs4s.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Working-Paper-8.pdf

#development #education #labourmigration #migrationgovernance #mobilityschemes #policycoherence #reskilling #skillsdevelopment #skillsmobility #skillsrecognition #skillshortages #upskilling #GS4S #MPI

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Jul 9

How can EU policymakers identify changing labor market skills while ensuring that skills recruitment both in the EU and beyond is fair and efficient? @proftesseltje.bsky.social explores related issues at www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRuB... hosted by our #Horizon sister project @link4skills.bsky.social

L4S Webinar 5: Mobility of International Students and Trainees into the EU

YouTube video by Link4Skills

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Jul 6

European Commission report assesses the progress made since 2024 on each of the building blocks of the Pact on Migration and Asylum towards addressing challenges of ensuring the EU's migration management system is fully operational by June 2026 shorturl.at/OVWQ1

Pact on Migration and Asylum: Commission report assesses progress and next steps halfway through implementation

On 11 June, the Commission published a report on the implementation of the Pact, halfway through its transition period. While significant progress has been made since its adoption, further efforts are...

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Jul 6

EU’s Blue Card saw a significant rise in 2023 yet still accounts for a small share of total migration, as many Member States continue to prioritize national schemes. The EU faces a critical policy question: can the Blue Card become a true cornerstone for attracting global talent? shorturl.at/mVaAB

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Jun 4

ETF Skills Lab Network of Experts
MIG Community - Call for papers

Skills and migration: Complex interplay in the context of mobility schemes
drive.google.com/file/d/1JltP...

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · May 21

Why do some people gain access to rights, mobility, or full membership in a country—while others are excluded?

To unpack the themes of this year’s MPC-GLOBALCIT conference, we spoke with 2️⃣ participating scholars: Ashley Mantha-Hollands & Lorenzo Piccoli

Full interview 📌 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 21

Today marks a major step forward in deepening EU-Switzerland cooperation.

With negotiations concluded, we’re now strengthening our partnership in areas of common interest, including free movement, trade and health.

To the benefit of citizens and businesses on both sides ↓
europa.eu/!BQMmVP

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Katja Ziegler @profziegler.bsky.social · Apr 25

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

Call for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELI

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th ...

www.linkedin.com

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · May 22

Migration governance isn’t about finding the “right” answer — it’s about making better decisions when the stakes are high and the options are imperfect.

Join us this October to explore real-world dilemmas in policy design, service provision, & international cooperation.
🎓 Apply now: loom.ly/6OiXoH8

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · May 20

Labor/Migration Law Conference, 22 May - Dialogue on the rights of workers (asylum seekers, EU citizens, students, skilled migrants, seasonal workers, etc) and the role of employers, public authorities, NGOs and legal aid
www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events/conference-work-and-migration-law

Conference on Labor/Migration Law (in Dutch/English)
22 May 2025 - Centre for Migration Law, Radboud University, Nijmegen NL

Stichting Migratierecht Nederland (SMN) and the Centre for Migration Law at Radboud University (CMR) are jointly organizing the SMN annual conference, "Opportunities and Bottlenecks - Levers for migrant workers and their employers" - Dutch/English. The topic of work and migration law is particularly relevant in these times of shortages on the labor market. Dialogue on Rights of workers (asylum seekers, EU citizens, students, skilled migrants, seconded/seasonal workers) and role of employers, public authorities, NGOs and legal aid.

Opening remarks: Jakob Wedemeijer (Stichting Migratierecht Nederland) and Tesseltje de Lange (professor of labour migration, Radboud University). Keynote: Access to the law for EU migrant workers Ellen Timmermans (Quarter maker Access to the law for EU migrant workers at the Legal Desk), reflection by Ashley Terlouw (Professor of Law Sociology Radboud University). Topics in the European and international context for legal protection of working migrants Round table with Aldo Kuijer (State Council Administrative Jurisdiction Division Council of State, Chairman of the Board of SMN), Bram van Melle (lawyer Everaert advocaten) and Younous Arbaoui (university lecturer VU) Moderator: Tesseltje de Lange

PANEL DISCUSSION:
-Introduction to the legal status and social rights of EU migrant workers
WORKSHOPS:
-Skills/Migration
-Illegal Employment: Employer Sanctions
-Asylum Seekers/Work
-EU Enlargement
-EU Labor Migrants/Right to care and housing
-Intra-EU DETACHERING
-Irregular Employment in Hospitality
-Recruitment of Non-EU Professional
-Int'l STEM Student Recruitment/Retention
INSIGHTS:
*Plenary reflection on the workshops
*Wide Prosperity, Human Rights & Legal Practice: Challenges for work and migration law 2025-2030 Tesseltje de Lange

https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events/conference-work-and-migration-law

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · May 9

Storytelling with Data: A History of Brain Drain in the Western Balkans www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRgh... explores the reasons skilled workers are migrating to the EU — and what it means for the region's economic future, with recommendations on turning "brain drain" into "brain gain"

Storytelling with Data: A History of Brain Drain in the Western Balkans

YouTube video by GS4S

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · May 6

"Working Towards Integration" Dialogue on the Relationship Between Migrant Training and Job Placements, 1/2 day conference (in Italian), Vercelli Italy co-sposored by @fieritorino.bsky.social
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RSVP - [email protected]

#migrationmatters #socialinclusion #sai #vercelli #integration… | Horizon GS4S

Dialogue on the Relationship Between Migrant Training and Job Placements 📅 Date: 10 May 2025 🕘 Time: 9:00 – 13:00 CET 📍 Venue: Spazio Gioin, Via Giovanni e Ottavio Laviny 67, Vercelli, Italy GS4S&...

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Apr 24

GS4S working paper WP8 is out! Skills shortages remain a cross-cutting challenge — no single policy domain can solve them alone. Stronger coordination across migration, education, and employment is critical for real impact. Download at #Zenodo and gs4s.eu/working-pape...

“Efforts to Tackle Skills Shortages Across Policy Domains - Reflections from Migration, Education, and Development Policies” working paper, authors: Abigail Goldfarb, Jasmijn Slootjes, Belen Zanzuchi - MPI Europe. Download at Zenodo and GS4S - Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development (https://gs4s.eu/working-paper-series)

Labour shortages are becoming a critical issue across Europe, reaching historical highs in various sectors. These shortages pose serious risks, undermining essential services like healthcare and slowing down progress on major initiatives such as the green transition. Europe's ageing population compounds these challenges, putting further pressure on the labour market and threatening the EU's economic prosperity. This working paper examines the complex landscape of policy approaches to addressing skills shortages in Europe, offering a comparative analysis of interventions across migration, education, and development policy domains. Through a detailed exploration of policy responses at both national and European levels, the paper provides a typology of alternatives for mitigating shortages across these policy areas, with a particular focus on the digital, care, and construction sectors. By analyzing the diversity of policy responses, the paper identifies emerging trends, challenges, and untapped opportunities to bridge skills gaps in Europe including through enhanced coherence across policy domains. From this typology of potential solutions, it concludes with actionable recommendations to inform future policy development.

Keywords: #development #education #LabourMigration, #MigrationGovernance #MobilitySchemes #PolicyCoherence #reskilling #SkillsDevelopment #SkillsMobility SkillsRecognition SkillsShortages #upskilling.

Acknowledgement: This paper is part of the Horizon Europe project GS4S - Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development (es4s.eu) working papers series. Funding from the European Union is gratefully acknowledged

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Apr 21

#GS4S' "Working Papers Series" edition of the Spring, 2025 newsletter is out📝 Explore new perspectives on #skills, #migration & #development — from labor shortages to #automation, #mobility and more
📥download via gs4s.eu/newsletters or Zenodo

# #Migration #Development #Digital #Care #Construction

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Apr 7

The #WesternBalkans at a Crossroads - @HorizonGS4S Policy Brief breaks down the data: Emigration is draining key sectors like IT, care, and construction.
📉 Youth joblessness
💶 Low wages
📊 Skill gaps
Reversing brain drain isn’t just possible, it is essential for growth/prosperity
shorturl.at/hNfD2

The Western Balkans at a Crossroads - @HorizonGS4S policy brief delves into the issues surrounding emigration from the Western Balkans to the European Union that has long supplied much-needed workers for European economies. As the EU’s population ages and it undergoes digital and green transformations, talent from countries like Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Kosovo is more valued than ever. But this trend comes at a cost: the outflow of workers has exacerbated labour and skill shortages across the Western Balkans, depleting the very talent pool needed for the region’s own development. In short, the region is at a crossroads – their people are building Europe’s future, but who will build theirs? The policy brief offers a framework of three main policy pillars to tackle emigrant-driven labour shortages: Industrial Policy & Quality Jobs, Migration Management & Skills Development, Better Data & Labour Market Intelligence. Addressing labour shortages in the Western Balkans amid ongoing migration is not just a regional task – it’s a European challenge. The EU and WB are interconnected: labour market imbalances in one affect the other. EU policymakers can help by extending support and investment to Western Balkan partners, treating them as an integral part of Europe’s labour ecosystem. Reversing brain drain is not only possible - it is essential for growth and prosperity in both the #EU and the #WesternBalkans.

Download full brief at the GS4S website https://gs4s.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Policy-Brief-1-Updated-1-12-25.pdf or at Zenodo https://zenodo.org/records/14056109

Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Apr 4

"Migration vs. Automation as an Answer to Labour Shortages: Firm-Level Analysis for Austria" @horizongs4s WP7 explores how firms respond to EU’s growing labour shortages @wiiw.ac.at authors M. Tverdostup, M. Ghodsi, S. Leitner link robot adoption with firm-level employment trends shorturl.at/unC6M

Migration vs. automation as an answer to labour shortages: Firm-level analysis for Austria
Download: https://gs4s.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Paper-7.pdf

This working paper is part of the Horizon Europe project GS4S - Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development (gs4s.eu).
Project deliverable: D7.3 in T3.4

Authors: Maryna Tverdostup, Mahdi Ghodsi, Sandra M. Leitner, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, April 2025.

Suggested citation (APA): Tverdostup, M., Ghodsi, M., & Leitner, S. (2025). Migration vs. Automation as an answer to labour shortages: Firm-level analysis for Austria. Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development (GS4S). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15115025

Labour shortages in Europe have led firms to adopt two key strategies: automation and the employment of migrants. This study empirically examines the relationship between robot adoption and immigrant labour (differentiated by region of origin and education level) in Austrian firms using a novel dataset linking firm-level survey data on robotics adoption from Austria’s Information and Communication Technologies (IKTU1) surveys (waves 2018, 2020 and 2022) with
registry-based employment records. Employing Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood (PPML) estimations, the authors analyse firm-level employment decisions while controlling for firm characteristics, industry and region. Our findings show that firms adopting robots tend to employ more workers overall, particularly those with low and medium education levels. Notably, robot-adopting firms employ a higher share of low-educated migrants who are not from the European Economic Area (EEA), suggesting complementarity rather than substitution. However, automation appears to reduce the employment of highly educated migrant workers relative to natives.

#Migration #automation #employment #firm-analysis #worker-level analysis #robotics #EEA #wiiw

Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Mar 19

Congrats to @horizongs4s.bsky.social partner @mpc-eui.bsky.social - #MigrationCoLab for making impactful contributions for policymakers!

Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Mar 18

This morning, we launched the Engagement Hub in Brussels as part of the #MigrationCoLab! 🎉

You can now explore the Good Practices Toolkit, a dedicated section offering practical strategies to help make your #research more impactful for #policymakers.

➡️ migrationresearchtopolicy.eu/engagement-h...

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Prof. Tesseltje de Lange @proftesseltje.bsky.social · Mar 1

Interested in B2B partnerships and global migration? Check out our newest paper with @horizongs4s.bsky.social partners on the business approach.

Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · Feb 13

How can B2B partnerships enhance skills-based migration? 🤝🌍

In this new working paper, Friedrich Poeschel, Colleen Boland, Tesseltje de Lange, Martin Ruhs & Ayse Saka-Helmhout explore how they can benefit ✅ businesses, ✅ workers & ✅ policymakers.

📖 Read more: loom.ly/g8U8wTw

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Mar 19

@EuropeanMigrationNetwork and @OECD publication, "New and Innovative Ways to Attract Foreign Talents in the EU", exploring practical initiatives to attract #foreigntalent. The report focuses on specific programs and projects rather than legal frameworks.
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The European Migration Network and OECD Development recently released their joint publication, "New and Innovative Ways to Attract Foreign Talents in the EU", exploring practical initiatives by national authorities to attract #foreigntalent. The report focuses on specific programs and projects rather than legal frameworks, including national initiatives that receive support from EU funding such as those organized under the #EUTalentPartnerships framework. It also analyses whether and how EMN Member Countries monitor the effectiveness of these initiatives and identify related challenges and good practices.

This analysis was prepared on the basis of contributions from 21 EMN Member Countries and the OECD. The inform focuses on two groups of foreign talent:
- third-country nationals with higher #professionalqualifications or skills;
- those of all skill levels working in high value-added economic sectors.
The inclusion of the latter group takes into account evolving innovation processes in the EU that are reshaping the landscape of labor migration by blurring the strict line between skill groups. This is particularly challenging in high-skills areas, where European businesses risk overlooking qualified candidates who lack a degree or accredited certification. High value-added economic sectors are understood in terms of the substantial economic value they add to the economies of EMN-Member Countries. This document does not include international students, whose primary aim is to pursue higher education.

Details and document download: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/new-joint-emn-oecd-inform-explores-innovative-strategies-attract-foreign-talent-eu-2025-02-27_en

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Mar 11

SAVE THE DATE.... Migration Observatory 9th Annual Conference: “Immigrant Exploitation and Policy-Induced Uncertainty” organized by #CollegioCA with GS4S partners #LdA_CentroStudi and fieritorino.bsky.social registration: www.carloalberto.org/event/migrat...

Migration Observatory 9th Annual Conference
Immigrant Exploitation and Policy-Induced Uncertainty
Organized by Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano and Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, in collaboration with FIERI and CEPR
24 March 2025
https://www.carloalberto.org/event/migration-observatory-9th-annual-conference-immigrant-exploitation-and-policy-induced-uncertainty/

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Global Strategy for Skills, Migration, and Development - GS4S @horizongs4s.bsky.social · Mar 10

@GS4S working paper 6: "What Role Can Mobility Schemes Play in Addressing Skills Shortages in Europe?" assesses recent evolution of #mobilityschemes and partnerships, including case studies to address skills shortages. Download: shorturl.at/ttxEW and at #Zenodo
#skillshortages #talentpartnerships

@HorizonGS4S Working Paper No. 6: "What Role Can Mobility Schemes Play in Addressing Skills Shortages in Europe?" downloadable at https://gs4s.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Working-Paper-6.pdf
and
Zenodo https://zenodo.org/records/14959232

The sixth working paper in the GS4S series assesses the recent evolution of mobility schemes and partnerships in the European context, exploring the implications for using these initiatives to address skills shortages. Taking recent academic literature that has focused more on skills development and training as a starting point, this paper generates a typology that reviews mobility schemes based on the skills needs they are trying to address and the type of mobility they seek to support, ranging from short-term visits to long-term training or work placements. Building off this typology, the paper also includes short case studies of recent / ongoing mobility schemes, examining how they approach mobility and skills development and their outcomes to date.

Authors: Kate Hooper, Jasmijn Slootjes

Reviewers: Tesseltje de Lange, Colleen Boland

Suggested citation (APA): Hooper, K., Slootjes, J. (2025). What role can mobility schemes play in addressing skills shortages in Europe? Global Strategy for Skills, Migration and Development (GS4S). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14959232

#skillshortages #mobility #LabourMigration #SkillsDevelopment #training #PilotProjects #MobilitySchemes #MigrationPartnerships #TalentPartnerships #GlobalSkillPartnerships #SkillsMobility