{"id":14875,"date":"2025-09-04T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/?p=14875"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:35:08","slug":"connact-study-visit-on-migrant-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/connact-study-visit-on-migrant-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Bridges in Finland: ConnACT Study Visit on Migrant Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-scaled.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:60px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/index.php\/portfolio-item\/connact-connecting-through-adult-community-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ConnACT \u2013 Connecting through Adult Community Training project<\/strong><\/a>, MPG\u2019s <strong>Mojib Atal<\/strong> and <strong>Carmine Conte<\/strong> joined colleagues from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.emilia-romagna.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Regione Emilia-Romagna<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/humanrights.gov.mt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Malta\u2019s Human Rights Directorate<\/strong><\/a> on a study visit to <strong>Southwest Finland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by our partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ely-keskus.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ELY-keskus \u2013 the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment<\/strong><\/a>, the visit offered a first-hand look at how Finnish regions are shaping inclusive communities and supporting newcomers.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the visit, participants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explored <strong>Vaasa\u2019s integration and community orientation programmes<\/strong> and learned how local employment services are tailored to migrants.<\/li>\n<li>Visited the <strong>N\u00e4rpes Adult Institute<\/strong>, where integration teachers, students, and officials shared how municipalities can deliver practical, people-centred integration.<\/li>\n<li>Met with <strong>public officials and NGOs in Pargas<\/strong>, exchanging insights on diverse approaches to local integration.<\/li>\n<li>Heard directly from <strong>migrants in Finland<\/strong> who spoke about their journeys, challenges, and successes in building new lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These exchanges go to the heart of ConnACT\u2019s mission: <strong>identifying, documenting, and sharing innovative, transferable, and scalable integration practices<\/strong> that work for migrants of all backgrounds. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-1536x584.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-5-2048x779.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\">About the Migration Policy Group (MPG)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span 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