Funding Roadshow: EU funding opportunities in the field of third country nationals and refugees
Organised by Bristol City Council and South West UK Brussels Office. The aim of the funding roadshow is to highlight funding opportunities for projects with refugees and migrants who have already been accepted in the UK (not including migrants from the new EU Member States such as Poland) and to discuss what kind of projects we could develop together in Bristol and in the South West in the longer term. Both funding streams, the European refugee and the European integration fund are very much under subscribed in the UK because of a lack of good quality proposals.
Held at University of West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1QY
To book contact Sue Pavis, E-mail: spavis@southwestuk.be, Tel: +32 2 734 4110, Fax: +32 2 734 4434 or Mareike Schmidt, European and Regional Officer, Bristol City Council, Tel: 0117 92 22 566, E-mail: mareike.schmidt@bristol.gov.uk
AGENDA
9.30 Registration & refreshments
10.00 Welcome: Cllr John Godwin, South Gloucestershire Council (tbc)
Session 1: Policy context and EU funding opportunities for third country nationals and refugees
Chair of the session: Helen Ball, Head of Policy, Performance and Equalities, Bristol City Council
10.05 South West regional picture on integration of third country nationals and refugees
John Price, Regional Partnership Manager, South West Local Governement Association
10.15 EU policy context
Nick Brookes, European Officer, South West UK Brussels Office
10.25 The European Integration Fund
Chris Hedges, Home Office, UK Border Agency
10.40 The European Refugee Fund
Home Office, UK Border Agency (speaker to be defined)
10.55 Case studies session: experiences from the South West
Case study 1: Widening Participation project
Marie-Annick Gournet, University of West of England
Case study 2: CARA project
Ibrahim Shaw, University of West of England (tbc)
Case study 3: Project from Gloucestershire
11.25 Q&A with Expert Panel
Chris Hedges, Home Office, UK Border Agency
Home Office, UK Border Agency (speaker to be defined)
Unus Goga, Associate Director, ECOTEC
John Price, Regional Partnership Manager, South West Local Governement Association
Christien Van Den Anker, University of West of England (UWE)
11.45 COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS
Session 2: Project Development Workshops
Project development workshops will be held in parallel sessions (please see table below for more information). Participants can attend TWO workshops in total.
12.15-13.15 Workshops – morning session
13.15-14.15: LUNCH/NETWORKING
During lunch participants will be able to carry on discussions with experts
14.15- 15.15: Workshops – afternoon session
15.15-15.45: COFFEE/NETWORKING
During the coffee break, participants will again be able to carry on discussions with experts
Session 3: Conclusion and next steps
15.45-16.15: Feedback from workshops and discussion with experts
Project Development Workshops
Workshop 1: The European Integration FundThis workshop will address the practical dimension of developing projects under the Integration Fund, as well as provide opportunities for interaction and discussion with experts.Case study: PREVENT project (Ian Quaife, Community Cohesion Manager, Bristol City Council)Chair: tbcExpert: Chris Hedges, Home Office, UK Border Agency
Workshop 2: The European Refugee FundThis workshop will address the practical dimension of developing projects under the Refugee Fund, as well as provide opportunities for interaction and discussion with experts.Case study: UWE’s work with refugee academicsChair: Christien Van Den Anker, UWE Expert: Speaker from Home Office, UK Border Agency (to be defined)Workshop 3: Developing transnational projectsThis workshop will draw on the experience of experts in the field of developing transnational projects and working with refugees and asylum seekers, with a particular emphasis on the experience from EQUAL projects. Case study: The experience from EQUAL (Unus Goga, Associate Director, ECOTEC)Expert: Unus GogaChair: tbc