Lecture by Dr. Franck Düvell

“What will happen next for the refugees from Ukraine?”

free of charge / no registration required
June 21, 2026, 10:30 AM

The lecture

“What will happen next 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 consequences of the Russian war of aggression against 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 from this for Europe, the municipalities, and the affected individuals themselves, how return perspectives develop, and which political decisions may be necessary in the coming years.

The speaker

Dr. Franck Düvell combines scientific excellence with many years of practical and policy consulting at the international level. As the head of numerous research projects and advisor to EU institutions, UN organizations, and governments, he has influenced the debate on migration, flight, and integration for many years. Currently, he is a senior researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), coordinator of refugee and migration research: networking and transfer (FFVT).