Dit congres is Engelstalig.
Join the 8th edition of RUNOMI’s annual congress on 24 June 2026. This year’s congress is dedicated to the topic of migrant inclusion and inequality.
We proudly present the following keynote speakers: Halleh Ghorashi (VU Amsterdam), Mpanzu Bamenga (member of the second chamber for D66) and Mitchell Esajas (New Urban Collective and The Black Archives).
Moreover, representatives of RUNOMI faculties (Nijmegen School of Management, Law, Arts, Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, RadboudUMC) will be presenting ‘work in progress’ related to the theme. As always, these academic insights will be paired with perspectives from NGOs, (local) policy makers, and other stakeholders.
You will find the congress programme below. Registration is possible by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.
Programme (subject to -minor- change)
9.30-9.55: registration
9.55-10.00: word of welcome Ricky van Oers (assistant professor, Centre for Migration Law, Radboud University)
10.00-10.30 keynote Klasien Horstman (professor Philosophy of Public Health, Maastricht University), Disentangling the dynamics of categorization, otherness, and stigma in health inequality research and interventions
10.30-10.40: Q&A
10.40-11.00: Lennert Werner (PhD researcher Nijmegen School of Management), InterCultural Planning in Urban Regeneration: Participation between Challenges and Empowerment
11.00-11.10: reflection by Alfred Spronk (project manager housing, municipality of Amsterdam)
11.10-11.30: coffee and tea break
11.30-11.50: Samira Azabar (postdoctoral researcher, Ghent University), Halal resistance: how Muslims navigate racialized societies
11.50-12.00: reflection by Saida Derrazi, S.P.E.A.K.
12.00-12.10: Q&A
12.15-12.45: Mpanzu Bamenga (human rights lawyer, member of the second chamber for D66)
12.45-12.55: Q&A with audience
12.55-13.40: lunch break, incl signing session book Mpanzu Bamenga
13.40-13.50: Steven J. Kobba (author of Crossing Borders – the Power of Resilience)
13.50-14.00: Q&A
14.00-14.40: Halleh Ghorashi (professor of Identities, Diversity and Inclusion, VU Amsterdam)
14.40-14.50: Q&A
14.50-15.10: Giacomo Solano (Assistant professor, Nijmegen School of Management, Department of Economics and Business Economics), Digitalisation and social and labour market inclusion of female refugees in the Netherlands
15.10-15.20: Noemi Mena Montes (Assistant Professor at Department of Language and Communication, Radboud University), Navigating your digital journey project
15.20-15.25: Q&A
15.25-15.45: coffee and tea break
15.45-15.55: interview with Ahmed Kamal Junina (assistant professor of applied linguistics and head of the English department at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza and a fellow at Bristol University’s Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education, prerecorded interview)
15.55-16.15: Karen Stegers-Jager (professor of Innovative and person-centered learning and working in healthcare, Radboud UMC)
16.15-16.25: reflection by representative from Coding
16.25-16.30: Q&A
16.30-17.10: Mitchell Esajas (New urban Collective, The Black Archives and Ongekende talenten)
17.10-17.20: Q&A
17.20-17.25: closing remarks followed by drinks, music and snacks
