Dr. Yasemin Bekyol

Biography

Yasemin Bekyol is a scientific associate at the FAU Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU CHREN) involved in the project "Health! Participation in the Care Sector" and is a doctoral candidate focusing on the vulnerability of the European asylum system. Previously, she worked as a scientific associate on a study analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migration and integration in Germany, as well as on a commissioned study about the rights of female asylum seekers in Germany and Belgium for the European Parliament. Yasemin has also held positions with the German Red Cross as a project coordinator for an EU initiative aimed at the integration of asylum seekers under the Resettlement and Relocation Program. Yasemin completed her Master of Science in International Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Studies and Political Economy at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg and Loughborough University. Since 2022, she has been part of the FAU CHREN, enhancing research and advocacy on human rights, migration, and gender-sensitive policies.

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