MIQA Research featured in Die Presse

Jimy Perumadan presented preliminary findings of the MIQA research project at the 9th Conference on Migration Research in Vienna (14–16 September 2026), organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in collaboration with the University of Vienna. Following this contribution, she was invited for an interview by Die Presse, in which she talks about complex recognition regimes, about persons accepting dequalified work, which can lead to deskilling – a loss of professional competences – and about promising practices from Finland and Germany.

About the project:
The MIQA project analyses current procedures for recognising qualifications in nursing and early childhood education in Austria. Both sectors face critical labour shortages and align with qualifications held by a number of refugees in Austria. Drawing on promising practices from Finland and Germany, the project develops specific recommendations for competence-based recognition procedures in Austria, from an integration-policy perspective. The project is funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Austrian Federal Chancellery.