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EDIREG at the ECSR in Cologne

03.09.2025: At the ECSR    in Cologne on September 3, 2025 Oliver Winkler presents "Are young refugees more likely to enter training places with vacancy  problems? Comparisons between immigrant youths in Germany".

The university's press releases report on an EDIREG study.

12.08.2025: The university`s press releases report on a recently published EDIREG study. "Unclear benefit: Welcome classes do not improve refugees` German language skills enough"

Young refugees improve their German language skills most when they are integrated into regular school classes at an early stage. The evaluation of data from over 1,000 young people also shows that welcome classes do not compensate for a lack of language skills as hoped. The results were published in "Acta Sociologica".

Winkler O. & Carwehl A.-K. Institutional conditions and acquisition of language skills among young refugees: Investigating the German context. Acta Sociologica (2025). doi: 10.1177/00016993251351531   

New Publication on Institutional Conditions and Language Skills Acquisition of Refugees

26.06.2025: The study examines how educational policy and asylum law conditions influence the German language skills of young refugees aged 14 to 16. Using ReGES data, she shows that long waiting times for school enrolment and uncertain residence status are associated with lower language skills.

Winkler, Oliver, Carwehl, Anne-Kathrin (2025): Institutional Conditions and Acquisition of Destination Language Skills Among Young Refugees: Investigating the German Context. Acta Sociologica. DOI: 10.1177/00016993251351531   

New publication on the Academic achievement of refugee students

24.06.2025: Little is known about the school performance of primary school children with a refugee biography in Germany. The present study examined the extent of the differences in performance of refugee children compared to their peers with and without an immigration background as well as the associated conditions at the individual, family and teacher level.

Olczyk, Melanie, Birgit Heppt, Oliver Winkler, Stefan Schipolowski, Aileen Edele (2025): Academic achievement of refugee students at the end of primary school in Germany. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. DOI: 10.1007/s11618-025-01315-1   

New publication on contexts in young people's educational and employment transitions and pathways

27.05.2025: Young people`s educational and career paths are strongly influenced by regional, institutional and socio-economic contexts. The focus is on structural influences on transitions and opportunities, especially for disadvantaged groups such as refugees, young women and people with disabilities.

Wicht, Alexandra, Oliver Winkler, Mona Granato, Alexandra Nonnenmacher (2025): The Role of Contexts in Educational and Employment Transitions and Pathways of Young People. Social Inclusion 13, 1-20. DOI: 10.17645/si.10698   

EDIREG at the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology

14.05.2025: At the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology    in Rabat, Morocco, Oliver Winkler and Franziska Meyer will be organizing the session "Inequalities in Educational Integration of Young Refugees." In addition, Franziska Meyer will be presenting the paper "Refugee Women’s Transition to VET in Germany: Examining the Role of Gender Norms and Human Capital Endowments."

New publication on refugee women's integration into the German VET system

30.03.2025: The transition rate of refugee women into vocational education and training remains at a persistently low level. A new study, based on the IAB-BAMF-SOEP refugee survey, examines the extent to which this is associated with traditional gender norms as well as the women’s human capital endowments.
Meyer, Franziska (2025): Refugee Women’s Transition to VET in Germany: Examining the Role of Gender Norms and Human Capital Endowments. Social Inclusion 13, p. 1-20. DOI: 10.17645/si.9559   

New publication on ALMPs for refugees

20.02.2025: A new study examines on the basis of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees whether participation in the ESF-BAMF program or an active labor market program (ALMP) offered by the Federal Employment Agency is associated with higher chances of refugees entering vocational education and training (VET).
Meyer, Franziska (2025): Integrating young refugees into VET: Do active labor market programs make a difference? Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, DOI: 10.1007/s11618-025-01293-4   

EDIREG at GEBF 2025

28.10.2024: EDIREG will participate at the 12th GEBF Conference    at the University of Mannheim between the 27th of January to the 29th of January 2025. Hannah Glinka presents `"Vielleicht muss ich einen anderen Weg finden." Berufliche Orientierung junger Geflüchteter nach Ankunft in Deutschland`. Oliver WInkler and Franziska Meyer are part of the symposium "Berufsorientierung und Übergänge in berufliche Ausbildung von geflüchteten Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen". Titles of their presentations are "Integration junger Geflüchteter in die berufliche Ausbildung: Wie zielführend sind berufsbezogene Fördermaßnahmen in Deutschland?" (Meyer) and "Entwicklung beruflicher Aspirationen von geflüchteten Schüler:innen nach Klasse 7 und 8" (Winkler & Busse).

Colloquium of the Institute for Sociology

01.10.2024: During the winter semester 2024–2025, the EDIREG project will host the Colloquium of the Institute for Sociology, focusing on the topic of “Integration of Refugees.” All interested parties are warmly invited to attend. The event program is available here   .

EDIREG at the IAB workshop in Nuremberg

22.08.2024: Franziska Meyer will give a presentation entitled “Gendered Pathways: Exploring Inequalities in Young Refugee`s Transition to VET in Germany” at the IAB workshop “Training, Education and the Labor Market”    on 17.10.2024 in Nuremberg.

EDIREG at the 5th conference of the refugee research network

01.07.2024: The EDIREG project will be represented at the 5th conference of the Refugee Research Network from 16.08.-18.08.2024 in Bonn. Together with Julian Seuring and Gisela Will, Melanie Olczyk will give the presentation: "Spatial inequalities in the context of school enrollment of children with a refugee background". Oliver Winkler is organizing the panel entitled "Spatial inequalities in the educational participation of refugee adolescents and young adults" together with Gisela Will.