Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES)

Founded in 1994 at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) is an interdisciplinary research institute that focuses on issues related to migration and integration from an international and comparative perspective. IMES helps to develop educational programmes and implements degrees at the levels of BA, MA and PhD. IMES also engages in the advisory and monitoring of various activities.
The institute works closely with other national and international academic institutes and organisations in the field of migration. The Network Office of the Network of Excellence IMISCOE and the European Secretariat of Metropolis International are both located at IMES