Migration and migrants: Lives in motion

What does migration really mean today—and how has it shaped societies across history? Welcome to the Italian Research Day 2026.

Illustration of the Earth seen from space, with many small human figures standing close together all around the Earth’s circumference, forming a circle.

This engaging event, organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with UiO, will bring together leading scholars to explore the complexities of migration, migrants’ experiences, and the broader social and political dynamics shaping mobility across time and space.

Programme

  • 15:00: Welcome speech by Dr. Bjørn Jamtveit, Pro-rector at the University of Oslo (UiO)
  • 15:05: Introductory remarks by Ambassador Stefano Nicoletti
  • 15:15: Democratization, autocratization and migration waves, Associate Professor Elisabetta Cassina Wolff, UiO
  • 15:25: European workers in nineteenth-century Egypt, Professor Lucia Carminati, UiO
  • 15:35: Italians in Scandinavia: Dynamics and Numbers Behind New Mobility Patterns, Professor Monica Miscali, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and UiO
  • 15:45: More than words: Media, racism and immigrants’ experience of belonging, Professor Cristina Archetti, UiO
  • 16:00: Panel discussion and Q&A
  • 16:30: Mingling and refreshments

Participate

If you wish to participate, please RSVP by 9 April: oslo.rsvp@esteri.it. 

You can also follow the event via streaming. The stream will begin at event start.

 

Accessibility during your visit

If you need an elevator or any other form of assistance when visiting us, please call this number upon arrival: + 47 90 13 17 55.

 

Published Mar. 26, 2026 1:21 PM - Last modified Mar. 26, 2026 1:21 PM