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GMF Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Berlin Gala May 22, 2012 / BerlinThe German Marshall Fund celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala dinner at eWerk, an event space, in Berlin on Tuesday, May 22.
In this podcast, GMF Senior Transatlantic Fellow Bruce Stokes interviews Pawel Swieboda, President of demosEUROPA in Warsaw, Poland, about how the European debt crisis will change EU-Asia relations.
GMF Transatlantic Fellow Kati Suominen joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss the purpose of the G8 and NATO summits and what impact the outcomes of the meetings will have.
Transatlantic Forum on Migration & Integration
The Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration (TFMI) is a learning community on migration and integration. The Forum serves as a leading platform for convening future decision-makers and an international forum for exchange on crucial immigration and integration issues. Established in 2008, TFMI brings together young leaders from business, government, media, academia, and the nonprofit sector on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as fellows from both sending and receiving countries, to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by ongoing migration flows. By exploring multiple perspectives on these issues, fellows share ideas for best practices and form lasting and sustainable professional relationships across political and national boundaries.
International migration and the resulting challenges of integration will dominate the global policy agenda for decades to come. The broad expertise of young, highly qualified, and specialized experts from various professional backgrounds present at TFMI is of vital importance to guide the political decision-making process and to shape public discourse. TFMI provides fellows with opportunities for networking and learning, thereby promoting new insights as well as deepening transatlantic understanding.
The inaugural conference was held in Nuremberg, Germany, in July 2008, and was followed by a second conference in Austin, Texas, in July 2009. In its third year TFMI 2010 was held from July 7 -11 in Izmir, Turkey. In 2011, TFMI hosted a conference in Trivandrum India, which expanded the program’s focus beyond the transatlantic relationship Apart from the annual conference, TFMI has developed into a sustainable network that supports multiple networking activities and formats throughout the year. TFMI Fellows organize TFMI spin-off projects in all parts of the world, including: study tours, regional meetings, academic exchanges, and professional exchanges.
Fourth TFMI Forum: Trivandrum, India October, 2011
The fourth Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration (TFMI) was held from October 17-21 in Trivandrum, India. The 50 participating fellows came from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as from both sending and receiving countries, including Morocco, Turkey, Mexico, China, India, and the Philippines. Topics discussed at TFMI 2011 included migration issues in India, labor migration, diaspora involvement, national identity, remittances, and multiculturalism. Kerala was chosen as the host state in India due to the high emigration rate of Keralites to the Gulf States for low skilled work and the related debate about the protection of workers’ rights, the high rate of temporary labor migrants returning to Kerala as well as the religious diversity of the state. Kerala is religiously more mixed than other Indian states with about 60% Hindu, 20% Christian, and 20% Muslim; there are also small minorities of Jews and Jains.
The forum offered a dinner discussion with former Philippine Secretary of Labor and Employment Marianito Roque as well as interactive workshops, panel discussions, and debates with external Indian speakers. Site visits to relevant locations and institutions on the ground provided fellows with concrete hands-on learning experiences in migration and integration management, e.g. site visits included the Goethe-Zentrum, the TV show Pravasilokam (“Migrants’ World”) and the Protectorate of Emigrants. TFMI participants were also given the opportunity to present their own work and attend a leadership training session to build on and further develop their leadership skills.
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The Partners
TFMI is jointly organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting better understanding and cooperation between North America and Europe on transatlantic and global issues.
Founded in 1972 through a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic.
Established in 1964, the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH is one of the major German foundations associated with a private company. It represents the philanthropic and social endeavors of Robert Bosch (1861-1942) and fulfills his legacy in a contemporary manner. The Robert Bosch Stiftung works predominantly in the areas of international relations, science, health, education, society, and culture. Under “Migration and Integration,” the Robert Bosch Stiftung supports and develops feasible solutions for living together in a culturally diverse society. Since 2005, more than eight million euros have been spent to achieve this aim.
