FEPS Agreement with the IOM to create Migration Research Unit
 

On the first of  June 2021, The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Egypt, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cairo University's Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS) within the Centre for Economic and Financial Research and Studies (CEFRS), to establish a unit for migration studies with the goal of improving communication among migration experts and expanding knowledge, analysis, and data on all aspects of migration.

The MRU's (Migration Research Unit) creation is a great opportunity to improve migration research, which coincides with Egypt's efforts to improve implementation of the Global Compact for Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically Goal 10 "Reduced Inequalities" and target 10.7 on fostering safe, orderly, and responsible migration and human mobility, as well as SDG 17, on developing partnerships to achieve SDGs 10 and 17.

FEPS is an outstanding opportunity to create an educational and practical environment that enhances and increases the coordinated production of migration research in Egypt, as it is a highly regarded and distinguished center in the fields of education and scientific research.  Especially since the expansion of knowledge and theories connected to immigration and work is a unique expertise in the economic sphere, encompassing political, statistical, and administrative research.

CEFRS will host a series of educational seminars and workshops to learn about migration concerns and their economic and social consequences in Egyptian society. To benefit from remittances from foreign workers as one of the aspects of the balance of payments and components of foreign revenue, and their impact on the national product, work, and investment, as well as to keep track of the benefits and drawbacks of this topic and the reasons for it. Moreover, the MSU will be aided by the construction of an electronic library of IOM online resources, which will comprise a large number of migration-related scholarly publications.