Webinaari
12.05.2026 at 13:00 - 15:00

Webinar – Rural Everyday Entrepreneurship Among Refugees and Migrants

Join us for a webinar exploring the challenges and opportunities for everyday entrepreneurship among refugees and migrants in rural areas.

Across Europe, rural regions face a dual challenge: aging populations and labor shortages.

Simultaneously, refugees and migrants possess untapped talent and entrepreneurial potential but often lack the local networks to navigate rural markets.

This webinar connects the dots between international refugee law, on-the-ground integration projects and comparative academic research.

Speakers:

  • Jarmo Hänninen, Business Advice Development
    Manager at the Centre of Expertise for Social Enterprises YYO
  • Ghazal Zalkat, PhD, Lecturer and Researcher, Halmstad University
  • Muntaser Al-Hamad, Project Manager at Startup Refugees and Doctoral Researcher at Åbo
    Akademi University

For inquiries contact:
muntaser.alhamad@abo.fi, stefan.lang@abo.fi or maria.ivanova@abo.fi
When: 12th May 2026 at 13-15 EET
Where: ZOOM

How: to receive the zoom link pls. register here:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2tcd
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