European Student Think Tank

What are the EU’s priorities for managing migration in the coming years?🌍

Building on the Pact on Migration and Asylum, the EU Asylum and Migration Management Strategy 2026–2031 outlines a more structured and long-term approach to migration governance.

The strategy seeks to balance three key objectives:
🔹 Reducing irregular migration
🔹 Ensuring protection for people fleeing conflict and persecution
🔹 Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness through legal migration pathways

Through stronger border management, partnerships with third countries, solidarity among Member States and new digital tools, the EU aims to reconcile control, protection and economic needs within a coherent migration framework.

Discover how the European Union is shaping its approach to migration and asylum for the years ahead.

Research by Matteo Picariello

🌍 Applications for EST Academy 2026 are now open!

More than an online course, EST Academy is a selective international learning experience for students, researchers, and young professionals passionate about policy, governance, and public communication.

🔎 Learn directly from experts across international institutions, universities, think tanks, NGOs, and policymaking bodies.

💡 Through policy labs, simulations, debates, stakeholder exercises, and public speaking workshops, participants develop practical skills in:
✔️ Policy analysis
✔️ Strategic thinking
✔️ Advocacy & communication
✔️ Leadership & negotiation
✔️ Public speaking & storytelling

🔹 Choose from 5 tracks:
• Public Health & Environment
• Security & Defence
• Migration & Human Rights
• Digital Policy & AI
• Gender Equality

🎤 The programme culminates in Science Slams across Europe, where participants deliver TED-style talks translating complex policy issues for public audiences.

🚀 Join a global network of future changemakers and gain the skills to understand—and communicate—the world’s most pressing challenges.

Apply now!