UNU-MERIT Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP) 2025 for civil servants and practitioners in migration management (Fully Funded to the Netherlands)
Application Deadline: 1st October 2024 at 23:59 hrs CET.
Applications are now open for the 2025 Migration Management Diploma Programme. The Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP) is a capacity-building programme offered by UNU-MERIT since 2013. This programme is designed for government officials and policy makers working in migration and asylum. This full-time three-month programme uses various teaching and evaluation methods, including lectures, interactive sessions, and hands-on practical exercises, with a special focus on the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method.
The MMDP 2025 cohort will run from 10 March 2025 until 28 May 2025 in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants for participation in the MMDP programme must fulfil the following criteria:
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Hold a minimum Bachelor’s university degree
- Applicants must be confident in computer skills to follow an education programme
- Work as government officials in the field of migration and/or asylum in one of the eligible countries
Structure of the Programme:
The MMDP is structured around three key courses:
- Migration Management and Protection
- Migration and Development
- Migration Policy
Each course lasts four weeks and covers a range of modules related to the course topic, including for example:
- Introduction to Migration Data
- International Migration Law
- Enhancing Migration for Development
- Labour Migration Management
- Diaspora Engagement
- Policy Coherence and Global Migration Governance
- Migration Scenario Building
Diploma
- After completing the course requirements in the diploma programme, including assignments and tests, participants will obtain a Diploma in Migration Management.
Scholarships
- Only a limited number of scholarships are available and are granted based on merit. Scholarships cover all the costs of the programme, including travel to the Netherlands, accommodation during the programme, tuition fees, and course materials.
- To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must provide evidence that they have been working in the government of an eligible country in the field of migration and asylum.
- Participants must obtain support from their employers in the form of a letter from the employer stating that the participant will remain a paid employee of their government throughout the duration of the programme and will continue to receive their salary as per their contractual agreement.
Admissions
- Applications are welcomed from professionals and civil servants who are working in the area of migration management.
- Applications are now being accepted and the application deadline is 1st October 2024 at 23:59 hrs CET.
