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Özge Bilgili is an Associate Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University, Netherlands, where she serves as the Director of Education. Her research expertise includes immigrant integration, transnationalism, education, research policy analysis, and relevant areas. She finalized a project titled 'Am I Welcome or Not?' which explores the impacts of competing political narratives on international students in the Netherlands, funded by the Dutch Research Council (Open XS). Özge is also involved in international research impact projects, including the Horizon Project 'Recognition Acknowledgement Injustice: Strengthening Equality' and 'Sleepless Academia: Responding to New Academic Parents’ Challenges'. Additionally, she engages in research addressing discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the experiences of Chinese newcomers in Amsterdam and other inclusive initiatives. Özge is an Executive Board member of the largest European network of scholars in migration integration, IMISCOE, and is affiliated with the United Nations University MERIT. She is a founding member of the social initiative Parenting Borders and has been active in various professional organizations.
Department of Psychology