Recent research
Nikula, P., Yang, Y., & Castaneda, R.A. (2026) "Students as Informants: Methodological Considerations in Education Agent Research," Critical Internationalization Studies Review: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 5. DOI:
Hillmann, Felicitas, & Veronis, L. 2025. Special Issue: Migration Research and Policy: Bridging the Divide in an Era of Complexity. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 17 No. 1.
Gabriel, C. & Veronis, L. 2025. Ambivalent Mobilities? Social Resilience and the Experiences of International Students in Canada. International Journal of Canadian Studies, 63: 114-137.
Hillmann, Felicitas & Veronis, L. 2025. Navigating the Bermuda Triangle: Exploring the Relationship between Migration Scholarship and Migration Governance. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 17 No. 1., pp. 1 -13.
Gabriel, C., Ghosh, S., Schlosser, F., Veronis, L. and Walton-Roberts, M. (2025). Supporting International Student Resilience throughout the Migrant Journey (pp. 86-110). In V. Preston, J. Shields & T. Bedard (eds.) International Migration and Social Resilience: Individual and Collective Resistance. Montreal: McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press. Accessible in. (25% contribution)
Castaneda, R., Niraula, A. and Triandafyllidou, A. (2023). Complex Pathways of Indian Highly Skilled Migrants and International Students to Canada. In India Migration Report 2023: Student Migration. I. Rajan (ed). London and New Delhi: Routledge
Veronis, L., Wu, X., & Walker, R. 2023. The effects of linguistic capital. English- & French-speaking international students鈥 experiences at a bilingual university. Toronto: BMRC Research Digest.
Veronis, L., Wu, X., & Walker, R. 2023. Les effets du capital linguistique: Les exp茅riences d鈥櫭﹖udiants 茅trangers 脿 une universit茅 bilingue. Toronto: R茅sum茅 de recherche IRMU.
(PDF file) Highly Skilled Migrant Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: A Literature Review
Ashika Niraula & Anna Triandafyllidou
Working Paper No. 2022/9
September 2022
Niraula, A & Hamada, I. (2025, April 27). The Conversation.
Niraula, A. (2025, March 9). . The Conversation.
Veronis, L. 2025. Faire d鈥檜ne pierre deux coups : Les 茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants internationaux francophones sont-ils la cl茅 de la vitalit茅 des communaut茅s minoritaires? (pp. 14-15). Symposium + (avril), Ottawa : Ottawa : F茅d茅ration des communaut茅s francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada.
Veronis, L. et J. Nazzari Gomes. 2024. Immigration francophone (Partie III): Enjeux et r茅alit茅s des 茅tudiants internationaux. Ottawa : CIRCEM et Chaire de recherche sur l鈥橧mmigration et les communaut茅s franco-ontariennes, Universit茅 d鈥橭ttawa.
Veronis, L. et A. Sadki. 2023. Quelle vitalit茅 pour une terre accueillante ? (pp. 54-56). Symposium + (novembre). Ottawa : F茅d茅ration des communaut茅s francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada.
Niraula, A gave an interview to On the Record (2025), 鈥,鈥 by Sidra Al Jammal.
Veronis, L. 2025. Entrevues pour un reportage, 芦 禄, Les Matins d鈥橧ci, Radio-Canada, 15 janvier.
Veronis, L. 2024. Entrevue avec Venant Nshimyumurwa pour l鈥櫭﹎ission Le matin du Nord, intitul茅e 芦 Les 茅tudiants internationaux sont nombreux 脿 utiliser les soupes populaires 禄, Radio-Canada du Nord de l鈥橭ntario, le 24 janvier.
Veronis, L. 2024. Entrevue avec Venant Nshimyumurwa pour un article intitul茅 芦 Plusieurs 茅tudiants 茅trangers 脿 North Bay en situation d鈥檌ns茅curit茅 alimentaire 禄, publi茅 par Radio-Canada ICI Nord de l鈥橭ntario, le 24 janvier.
Niraula, A (2024) gave an interview to TheEyeOpener, 鈥溾 by Brithi Sehra & Jerry Zhang.
Niraula, A (2024) gave an interview to New Canadian Media, 鈥溾 by Minu Mathew.
Niraula, A (2023) gave an interview to TorontoMet Today, 鈥The impact of diaspora support in a time of crisis鈥 by Surbhi Bir.
Niraula, A. (2023) gave an interview to New Canadian Media, 鈥溾 by Kaitlyn Smith.
Niraula, A. (2023) gave an interview to CERC Migration and Integration Newsletter, 鈥Q&A with the authors of Mobilizing to support those most in need:the importance of diasporic social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic.鈥
A. Niraula, co-organizer with Jonathan Sherman (BorderPass) of a special session, entitled 鈥淚nclusive settlement?: International students as future highly skilled immigrants,鈥 The 6th Metropolis Identities Sumit, Alberta, November 1-3, 2023.
M. Akbar, co-organizer with Dr. Ashika Niraula of a special session, entitled 鈥淯nderstanding high-skilled migration through the lens of lived experiences,鈥 19th International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE) Annual Conference, Oslo, June 29 鈥 July 1, 2022.
L. Veronis, co-organizer with Dr. Felicitas Hillman (Tecknische Universit盲t Berlin) of a special session, entitled 鈥淕ermany-Canada Perspectives on Skilled Workers鈥 Immigration Policies and Integration Experiences,鈥 25th Metropolis Canada Conference 2023, Ottawa, March 16-18, 2023.
L. Veronis, co-organizer with Dr. Christina Gabriel (Carleton U) of a special session, entitled 鈥淭he Global Mobility of International Students: Engaging Migration Regimes, Educational Institutions and the Everyday,鈥 International Studies Association (ISA) 2023 Annual Convention, Montreal, Qc, March 15-18, 2023.
L. Veronis, co-organizer with Dr. Sutama Ghosh (成人大片) and Dr. Carlos Teixeira (UBCOkanagan) of a special session, entitled 鈥淚nternational Migration in Disruptive Times: Challenges, Recovery and Renewal鈥 sponsored by the Diversity, Migration, Ethnicity and Race Study Group, at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG),
L. Veronis, co-organizer with Dr. Christina Gabriel (Carleton U) of a workshop on 鈥淣ewcomer Labour Market Integration in Pandemic Times: New Perspectives on Gender and Language鈥 during the Pathways to Prosperity Virtual Workshop series (online), Feb 22, 2022.
L. Veronis, co-organizer with Anne-C茅cile Delaisse (PhD candidate, UBC) of a workshop on 鈥淟a mobilit茅 des 茅tudiants L. Veronis, co-organizer with Angeline Ram (Ph.D. candidate, Geography, Waterloo U) and Dr. Margaret Walton Roberts (Wilfrid Laurier U) of a special session on 鈥淟abour geographies and remaking the economic landscape: Agency and activism鈥 at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), UNBC, Prince George, BC (virtual conference), 7-11 June, 2021.
Castaneda, R. (8-9 Jan 2026). Temporal and familial-relational dynamics in migration aspirations. in Meanings and Measures of Migration Aspirations. Peace Research Institute Oslo. Oslo, Norway.
Veronis, L. 2025. Workshop entitled 芦 Passeurs et gardiens: le r么le des 茅tablissements postsecondaires dans l鈥檃cc猫s aux services des 茅tudiants migrants 禄, 27th National Metropolis Conference, Toronto, 13-15 March.
Castaneda, R. (11-12 Dec 2025). Through time, space, and in-between: Highly skilled mobilities and migration decision making. in Local Jobs, Global Lives? High-skilled migrants navigating transnational mobility and local embeddedness. Radboud University. Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Veronis, L . 2025. Discussant for a Workshop entitled 鈥淚mpact of Policy Changes on the Settlement and Integration of International Students,鈥 National Metropolis Conference 2025, Toronto, 13-15 March.
Sadki, A. et Veronis, L. 2024. Dynamiques de d茅cision et parcours migratoires des 茅tudiants internationaux francophones au Canada. 2e Congr猫s Metropolis Francophonie Mondiale 芦 Mobilit茅 Humaine dans l鈥檈space francophone : o霉 allons-nous ? 禄, en ligne, 11 et 12 mars.
Veronis, L. 2025. 脡tudiants internationaux : prises de d茅cision et parcours migratoires dans un contexte d鈥檌ncertitude. Webinaire de l鈥橭bservatoire en immigration francophone du Canada (OIFC), le 3 avril.
Veronis, L. & S. Ghosh. 2024. The Hydra or amorphous assemblage: how international student policy became a panacea in Canada. NUPs workshop, Technische Universit盲t Berlin, Berlin, Germany, June 18-21.
Veronis, L. 2024. L鈥檌nternationalisation des 茅tudes sup茅rieures au Canada et les diverses politiques r茅gulant les experiences des 茅tudiants internationaux. Demi-journ茅e d鈥櫭﹖ude sur les 茅tudiants internationaux de l鈥橭bservatoire sur les migrations internationales, les r茅fugi茅s, les apatrides et l鈥檃sile (OMIRAS), UQAM, Montr茅al, le 27 mai (activit茅 en format hybride).
Gabriel, C. & L. Veronis. 2024. A social resilience lens to universities鈥 contradictory role in international students鈥 experiences. Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in migration and integration, Migration Working Group, 成人大片, Toronto, March 26 (hybrid event).
Castaneda, R. (Sept 2025). International Students in Germany and Canada- Challenges and Strategic Responses. nups Roundtable Conversation. Online roundtable.
Castaneda, R. (Sept 2025). Beyond the Surface: International Students' Perspectives on Education Agents. Research with International Students (RIS). Webinar.
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