30 et 31 octobre 2025

Introduction

On 30 and 31 October, 2025 the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) will host the International Congress on Circular Labour Migration within the framework of the Interreg MAC Project, COMPASS.

COMPAS Project is an Interreg MAC Project whose ultimate aim is to set up an Observatory for human mobility between Canary Islands and Africa. To this end, we take a comprehensive approach to the migration phenomenon, proposing solutions that promote circular migration as a method to address the challenges that arise at the different stages, from the origin and transit of migrants to their integration into the new societies. 

Understanding and comprehensively tackling the challenges related to migration in the region, – by identifying the actors involved, detecting best practices, observing the gaps, and proposing innovative solutions to facilitate the management of regular migration within the cooperation space that includes Canary Islands, Gambia, Mauritania and Senegal – will enable us to activate different mechanisms that can be successfully established in the short and long term in order to promote the international colaboration and the welfare of migrant populations and host communities.

To achieve this aim, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the partners of the COMPASS Project are organizing an international academic and institutional meeting, open to all experts and stakeholders involved. We invite all actors engaged in the migration phenomenon on both shores and across the European Union to contribute their knowledge and reflections. 

The activity is structured as a comprehensive academic approach covering the complexity of migration in the transit and destination phases. This event includes a scientific meeting for knowlege sharing, joint working sessions, networking among public entities, and the subsequent publication of the conferece proceedings, which will serve as the initial basic document of analysis for the development of the Project. 

The thematic discussions will explore crucial aspects such as the state organization of migratory movements, training processes for migration—evaluating the training programs and labour demand in host societies—accurate information about safe migration processes, and communication and awareness-raising on both shores.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of Proposals:
26 May to 7 July 2025

Notification of Acceptance:
28 July 2025

Full Paper Submission Deadline:
10 October 2025

Full Paper Submission Deadline after the Congress:
17 October 2025

Final Decision on Publication:
24 November 2025

Date of Publication:
first half-year of 2026

We look forward to seeing you at the conference