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    CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR), Edition 14 (2027–2029)

     

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    CMS Management Committee Meets as Centre Prepares for 20th Anniversary Climax

    The Management Committee of the Centre for Migration Studies (CMS), University of Ghana, held its second meeting of 2026 on 14 October 20

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    President Mahama, King Mohammed VI of Morocco and AU Chairperson to Headline Landmark Migration Conference at UG

    President John Dramani Mahama, His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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    Health and Migration Sensitisation Walk: CMS@20 Pre-Conference Activity

    The Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana (CMS-UG), invites faculty, staff, students, alumni, partners and the public to join

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    CMS Gears Up to Host Historic Metropolis International Conference to Climax 20th Anniversary

    The Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana is preparing to host the 2026 Metropolis International Migration Network Conferen

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    Prof. Leander Kandilige Appointed Vice-President (Africa) of International Panel on Migration to Support Evidence-Based Migration Policy

    Professor Leander Kandilige, Professor of Migration and Development at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, has been appointed Vi

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    Dr. Sarah Nyarko Joins Centre for Migration Studies as Lecturer

    The Centre for Migration Studies has welcomed Dr.

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    Professor Joseph Mensah Appointed Visiting Scholar at CMS

    The University of Ghana has appointed Professor Joseph Mensah of York University, Canada, as a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Migration Studies

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    14 New Scholars Join CMS UG Alumni Community as Centre Celebrates Latest PhD, MPhil and MA Graduates

    The Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana has welcomed 14 new scholars into its alumni community following the successful c

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    A recent graduate of the Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana, Hamdiya Musah, has praised the Centre for providing her wit

  • Prof. Leander Kandilige

    Prof. Leander Kandilige Promoted to Full Professor of Migration and Development at the University of Ghana

    The University of Ghana Governing Council has announced the promotion of Prof.

  • Prof. Mary Boatemaa Setrana will speak on Gendered Dynamics of Migration in West Africa: Mobility, Forced Displacement and Social Change at the MiReKoc–BU CFD International Summer School.

    Prof. Mary Boatemaa Setrana to Deliver Lecture at MiReKoc & BU CFD International Summer School

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