Success of students and doctoral candidates in the 3rd edition of the competition for the best diploma and doctoral thesis in the field of forced displacement and refugee studies, organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Poland, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University.

The winning and honorable mention entries were prepared under the guidance of Prof. Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek, Dr. Dorota Heidrich, and Prof. Cezary Żołędowski.

Awarded works include:

Bachelor’s Theses
1st Place:

• Iga Matejowska – “The role of intercultural assistants in the integration of children with migratory experience and their families into the Polish education system.” The thesis supervisor was Dr. Cezary Żołędowski, university professor.
• Zuzanna Wywigacz – “The significance of the European Union solidarity mechanism for mitigation of migration crises.” The thesis was supervised by Dr. Dorota Heidrich.

Honorable Mention:
Bogdan Lazaruk—“Securitization of Migration in Italian Domestic Policy: ‘Security Decrees’ and International Law.” The thesis advisor was Dr. Dorota Heidrich, Ph.D.

Master’s Theses
First Place:
• Kwan Yu Fung – “Extension and Continuation of Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Displacement Settings: A Case Study of Syrian Refugees in Jordan.” The dissertation was supervised by Dr. Dorota Heidrich.

2nd Place:
• Favour Obonyilo – Internal Displacement in Northeastern Nigeria: A Case Study of NGOs’ Reintegration Efforts. This thesis was written under the academic supervision of Dr. Dorota Heidrich, Ph.D.

Honorable Mention:
• Jannie Top – Securitization of Forced Migration and Criminalization of Solidarity; The Implications for Humanitarian Action in the European Union’s Mediterranean Member States (EUMMS). The thesis was supervised by Dr. Dorota Heidrich.

Doctoral Theses
Honorable Mention:
• Mateusz Krępa – From Support to Opposition: The Activities of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Field of Migration in Poland in Response to State Security Policy, 2015–2023 Prof. Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek, Ph.D., served as the academic advisor during the writing of this thesis.

Among the laureates are also graduates of the NOHA program. Congratulations also go to the program directors, Prof. Patrycja Grzebyk and Dr. Elżbieta Mikos-Skuza.

Once again, congratulations to all Laureates and their Supervisors!

This is a great success for our students, doctoral candidates, and the entire academic community. We are proud that the research conducted at our Faculty contributes to deepening knowledge on forced migration and refugee protection.