OPORA Foundation Conference: The Future of Return

As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, questions of return, reintegration, and mobility are becoming increasingly urgent. Existing research discusses return, but rarely considers return amid active war. Drawing on wellbeing surveys and extensive mixed-method fieldwork, our study illuminates the realities of returnees in wartime Ukraine.

This event will draw on the latest findings from our research project but will go beyond them, highlighting the state of the art in mobility governance amid active war and political instability. Through interactive panels and breakout sessions, together with renowned European experts we will reflect on the following topics:

🔸 Mobility governance in the context of EU accession.
🔸 Qualification recognition and upskilling of displaced Ukrainians.
🔸 Reintegration challenges and patterns of repeated mobility after return.
🔸 Operationalisation of dual intent: between integration and voluntary return.

Join us for “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯: 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦”, a hybrid conference bringing together policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and community leaders from the Netherlands, Ukraine, and beyond.