Matinee with migration researcher Dr. Franck Düvell
What is the future for the refugees from Ukraine?
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 10:30 AM, the “Freundeskreis Deutsches Auswandererhaus e.V.” invites to a lecture matinee. The guest is migration researcher and social scientist Dr. Franck Düvell, who works at IMIS – Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies in Osnabrück.
“What is the future for the refugees from Ukraine?” This question is posed by Franck Düvell in his lecture on current developments, political perspectives, and possible future scenarios. The migration researcher at IMIS – Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies at the University of Osnabrück researches flight, migration, and the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and has already published numerous contributions and analyses on the situation of Ukrainian refugees.
Currently, around 4.4 million Ukrainian refugees live in the European Union, about 1.2 million of them in Germany – and an end to the war is still not in sight. Franck Düvell highlights the challenges that arise for Europe, local communities, and the affected individuals themselves, how return perspectives are developing, and what political decisions may be necessary in the coming years.
About the speaker
Dr. Franck Düvell combines scientific excellence with many years of practical and political consulting at an international level. As the head of numerous research projects and advisor to EU institutions, UN organizations, and governments, he has shaped debates on migration, flight, and integration for many years. He is currently a senior researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMlS), coordinator of Research on Flight and Refugees: Networking and Transfer (FFVT). Previously, he was head of the Migration Department at DeZIM, and until 2018, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS). Other positions and engagements included EUI, Exeter University, ICIVIPD, and the University of Bremen.
The lecture will take place in the New York Hall of the German Emigration Center. Attendance is free of charge. Registration is not necessary.