Is this home? Chinese top graduates’ staying aspirations in Japan
Tue, 29 Oct
|Room 712, Building 19, Waseda University
A talk with Dr. Ruth Achenbach This presentation addresses an old phenomenon in migration, namely that short-term intentions can lead to long-term stays, from a newer angle. This is a hybrid event (in-person and online via Zoom)
Date and Venue
29 Oct 2024, 17:00 – 18:30 GMT+9
Room 712, Building 19, Waseda University, Japan, 〒169-0051 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishiwaseda, 1-chōme−21−１ 早稲田大学 西早稲田ビルディング
About the Event
Speaker:
Dr. Ruth Achenbach
Dr. Ruth Achenbach is leader of the BMBF-funded research project Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia (QuaMaFA), where her individual project investigates the labor market integration and staying decisions of Chinese graduates in Japan and Singapore. She also serves as PI of the EU-funded project AspirE – Decision making of aspiring (re)migrants to/within the EU: The case of labour market-leading migrations from Asia at Goethe University Frankfurt, focusing on Japanese migrants in Germany, both located at the Interdisciplinary Center for East Asian Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt. Her work focuses on the migration of Chinese students and professionals in East and Southeast Asia, Japanese migration to Germany, and migrants’ locational decision-making processes among other issues.
Abstract: