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SUMMARY:From the Classroom to the UN
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p>From the Classroom to t
 he UN: A side event</p> <p>Teaching migration law and looking to inte
 grate the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) into your curriculum? Jo
 in this online IMRF side event, co-organized by Vrije Universiteit Am
 sterdam and University of Portland.</p><p>This session presents innov
 ative academic initiatives that embed the GCM and its review processe
 s into university teaching. It will showcase practical, replicable co
 urse models that combine substantive learning on global migration gov
 ernance with hands-on student engagement, including simulations of th
 e International Migration Review Forum (IMRF). Students develop state
  reports, civil society inputs, and negotiation skills while working 
 on real-world migration policy challenges.</p><p>Moderated by Profess
 or Daniel Naujoks (Columbia University School of International and Pu
 blic Affairs), the event features contributions from instructors and 
 students, sharing insights and experiences from their courses. It als
 o invites universities to pledge sustained integration of the GCM and
  IMRF into teaching, research, and outreach.</p><p>Location: Online Z
 oom&nbsp;</p><p>Sign-up link <a href="https://uportland.zoom.us/meeti
 ng/register/4KnAcnDrSJivvogW6-RfGw#/registration" data-new-window="tr
 ue" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> </b
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DESCRIPTION: Teaching migration law and looking to integrate the Globa
 l Compact for Migration (GCM) into your curriculum? Join this online 
 IMRF side event, co-organized by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Uni
 versity of Portland. This session presents innovative academic initia
 tives that embed the GCM and its review processes into university tea
 ching. It will showcase practical, replicable course models that comb
 ine substantive learning on global migration governance with hands-on
  student engagement, including simulations of the International Migra
 tion Review Forum (IMRF). Students develop state reports, civil socie
 ty inputs, and negotiation skills while working on real-world migrati
 on policy challenges. Moderated by Professor Daniel Naujoks (Columbia
  University School of International and Public Affairs), the event fe
 atures contributions from instructors and students, sharing insights 
 and experiences from their courses. It also invites universities to p
 ledge sustained integration of the GCM and IMRF into teaching, resear
 ch, and outreach. Location: Online Zoom&nbsp; Sign-up link <a href="h
 ttps://uportland.zoom.us/meeting/register/4KnAcnDrSJivvogW6-RfGw#/reg
 istration" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noref
 errer">here</a>.&nbsp; From the Classroom to the UN: A side event
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