Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration

The Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration (TFMI) is a learning community on migration and integration. The Forum serves as a leading platform for convening future decision-makers and an international forum for exchange on crucial immigration and integration issues.

Established in 2008, TFMI brings together young leaders from business, government, media, academia, and the nonprofit sector on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as fellows from both sending and receiving countries, to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by ongoing migration flows. By exploring multiple perspectives on these issues, fellows share ideas for best practices and form lasting and sustainable professional relationships across political and national boundaries.

International migration and the resulting challenges of integration will dominate the global policy agenda for decades to come. The broad expertise of young, highly qualified, and specialized experts from various professional backgrounds present at TFMI is of vital importance to guide the political decision-making process and to shape public discourse. TFMI provides fellows with opportunities for networking and learning, thereby promoting new insights as well as deepening transatlantic understanding.

The inaugural conference was held in Nuremberg, Germany, in July 2008, and was followed by a second conference in Austin, Texas, in July 2009. In its third year TFMI 2010 was held from July 7 -11 in Izmir, Turkey, followed by India in 2011.

Apart from the annual conference, TFMI has developed into a sustainable network that supports multiple networking activities and formats throughout the year. TFMI Fellows organize TFMI spin-off projects in all parts of the world, including: study tours, regional meetings, academic exchanges, and professional exchanges.

TFMI is jointly organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Robert Bosch Stiftung.