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Election of the Centre Council 2024
On 19.04.2024, a new Centre Council and a new Director were elected at the CMC General Assembly.
The new Centre Council of the CMC consists of: Prof Dr Ulrike Krause, Prof Dr Felicitas Macgilcrist, Prof Dr Martin Butler, Prof Dr Sebastian Idel (deputy member for the group of university lecturers), Gamze Keklik, Dr Süleyman Kanat for the group of employees and Dr Angela Janssen and Dr Fatoş Atali-Timmer as their deputies as well as Nebish Ebken as a student member and Priyanka Rao as a representative.
Prof Dr Ayça Polat was elected as the new director. The Centre Council is elected every two years.
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Annual Conference 2026 of the Network for Reconstructive Social Work on 16/17 March 2026
more: Annual Conference 2026 of the Network for Reconstructive Social Work on 16/17 March 2026Practical workshop on 06/05/2025 14:00-16:00 on the topic "Profile: Suspect? Racial profiling as institutional racism"
Profile: Suspicious?
Racial profiling as institutional racism
Racial profiling is not just the misbehaviour of individual police officers, but a symptom of deep-rooted, institutional racism structures. For many racialised young people, police checks without suspicion are part of everyday life. Racial profiling contributes massively to social criminalisation: The constant public visibility of checks on certain groups reinforces racist knowledge and the image of the 'criminal other' in society. The input lecture will shed light on the mechanisms behind racial profiling and analyse how this form of institutional racism directly affects the educational sphere. It will be shown that the criminalisation of young people does not remain an external police matter, but rather challenges the self-image and mission of educational institutions at their core.
Here, the practical workshop aims to open up a space for reflection for educational staff and develop strategies that enable an active dialogue with pupils about this practice.
As is usual in the practical workshop "Pedagogical Professionalism and Diversity Awareness in the Migration Society", the topic will be approached together with people from practice and science on the basis of a concrete case and options for action will be developed together.
Dr Fatoş Atali-Timmer, research associate at the Centre for Migration, Education and Cultural Studies (CMC) at the University of Oldenburg, will provide the academic perspective in a short keynote speech.
Who is the practical workshop aimed at?
The event is aimed at educational staff, for example in schools, in social (counselling) work and in youth and family support.
Who organises the practical workshop?
The practical workshop is organised by the Office for Immigration and Integration, Integration Department, of the City of Oldenburg in co-operation with the Center for Migration, Education and Cultural Studies (CMC) of the University of Oldenburg.
Where and when does the practical workshop take place?
The event will take place on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 2-4 p.m. at the University of Oldenburg (Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118). The room will be announced in good time before the event. Registration by email to praxiswerkstatt migration@stadt-oldenburg.de
Invitation to the MIRASTO symposium "Rethinking further education in the migration society - framework conditions for academic appointments in social work and education for migrants"
30.10.2025 from 10:00 - 16:00, Royal Stables Communication Centre (Appelstraße 7) of Leibniz Universität Hannover
RfM Debate 2025: "From the recognition of formal training content to the recognition of competences"
Commentary by Andrea Hertlein, Gamze Keklik and Ayça Polat: "Experiences and perspectives from the degree programme "Pedagogical Action in the Migration Society" at the University of Oldenburg"
Series of lectures - Thunderstorm of discourse
Strengthening democracy and human rights:
Education as a response to right-wing extremism?
Practical workshop on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 2-4 p.m. s.t.
How to deal with radicalisation and right-wing extremism among young people?
The figures in the latest report on the protection of the constitution are once again startling: The potential number of people on the extreme right has risen by 10,000 in the past year, with right-wing extremist youth groups in particular becoming increasingly popular. How should and can professional educational practice counter the phenomenon of young people being radicalised to the extreme right?
The aim of the practical workshop is to provide educational staff who are confronted with young people expressing and/or positioning themselves on the (extreme) right or even turning to the far-right scene with initial pointers and options for action.
As is usual in the practice workshop, the topic will be approached together with people from practice and academia on the basis of a specific case and options for action will be developed together.
Dr Christian Pfeil, coordinator of the civil society exit and distancing programme "Distance - Ausstieg Rechts", will provide the academic perspective in a short keynote speech.
Who is the practical workshop aimed at?
The event is aimed at educational staff, for example in schools, in social (counselling) work and in youth and family support.
Who organises the practical workshop?
The practical workshop is organised by the Office for Immigration and Integration, Integration Department, of the City of Oldenburg in co-operation with the Center for Migration, Education and Cultural Studies (CMC) of the University of Oldenburg.
Where and when will the next practical workshop take place?
The event will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 2 pm to 4 pm at the University of Oldenburg (Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118). The room will be announced in good time before the event.
Do I have to register?
Due to limited room capacity, registration is required at praxiswerkstatt-migration[at]stadt-oldenburg.de.
Contact
Office for Immigration and Integration
Bloherfelder Straße 39
26129 Oldenburg
Email: praxiswerkstatt-migration[at]stadt-oldenburg.de
Phone: 0441 235-2948