Saskia Heilemann (née Koppenberg)
Head of the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit
Saskia Heilemann is the Head of Policy Research and Migration Law Unit in the IOM Country Office for Austria. Among other things, she is responsible for the overall coordination of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN). Before joining IOM Austria, Saskia Heilemann worked as a Programme Support Officer at IOM Egypt. She graduated in International Development from the University of Vienna.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 17
E-Mail: sheilemann@iom.int
Leila Hadj Abdou
Deputy Head, Policy Research and Migration Law Unit
Focal Point for Gender
Leila Hadj Abdou is the Deputy Head of the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit of the IOM Country Office for Austria. In this function she is responsible for the supervision of research within the framework of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network (EMN). Before joining IOM Austria, Leila Hadj Abdou worked as Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Trainer for Policy Practitioners/Executive Education, and Researcher in Higher Education in Italy (Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute), Austria (University of Vienna), the United Kingdom (University of Sheffield), and the United States (Johns Hopkins University), and held visiting positions in Ireland (University College Dublin) and France (Paris 8). She also worked as a policy officer in the Department of Integration and Diversity of the City of Vienna and with the NGO Caritas - designing and implementing a mentoring scheme for unaccompanied minor refugees. Leila Hadj Abdou holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and a master's degree (Political Science and History) from the University of Vienna, Austria.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 40
E-Mail: lhadjabdou@iom.int
Anna Ammann
Research Associate
As Research Associate of the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit of the IOM Country Office for Austria, Anna Ammann is responsible for conducting studies and reports in the field of migration and asylum. Prior to this assignment, she supported the Unit in the implementation of projects, research activities and legal questions as Project Assistant and Legal Consultant. Before joining IOM, Anna Ammann worked as policy advisor for human rights and integration and as legal associate in a law firm. Anna Ammann holds a doctoral degree from the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna as well as a master degree in human rights.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 14
E-Mail: aammann@iom.int
Prisca Ebner
Research Associate
Prisca Eber is a Research Associate in the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit of the IOM Country Office for Austria. She is responsible for conducting studies and reports in the field of migration and asylum and has a thematic focus on labour migration. Prisca Ebner has been supporting the unit in the implementation of projects and research activities since 2019. She studied Governance of Migration and Diversity at Leiden University (the Netherlands) and Transcultural Communication at the University of Vienna. Prior to her assignment with IOM, Prisca Ebner worked as a German and integration trainer as well as in project management and communication.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 31
E-Mail: pebner@iom.int
Aurelia Streit
Research Associate
Aurelia Streit is a Research Associate in the Policy Research and Migration Law Unit of the IOM Country Office for Austria. She is responsible for the EMN Annual Report on Migration and Asylum and supports the unit’s research activities. She studied European Studies at Maastricht University, as well as Public Policy at United Nations University/ Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and Development Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to her assignment with IOM, Aurelia Streit worked as a migration researcher at the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) and worked as a migration consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 31
Email: astreit@iom.int
Inara Habibzadeh
Communications Associate
Inara Habibzadeh oversees all communications activities for EMN Austria, including event organization and management of the website and the newsletter. Prior to working at IOM, she served as a Communications & Content Officer for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Berlin, Germany. She holds degrees in Multimedia Design and Political Science, the latter from the University of Vienna.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 43
E-Mail: ihabibzadeh@iom.int
Martin Stiller
Legal Associate
Focal Point for Migrants' Rights
Within the framework of the National Contact Point Austria in the European Migration Network, Martin Stiller is responsible for studies and reports in the field of migration and asylum. Moreover, he is IOM Austria’s Focal Point for Migrants' Rights, he supports other units in legal matters and works on the European Migration Network Glossary of terms relating to Asylum and Migration. Martin Stiller studied law at the University of Vienna. Prior to his engagement with IOM, he passed the Austrian bar exam and represented the Republic of Austria in its legal affairs.
Phone: +43 1 585 33 22 21
E-Mail: mstiller@iom.int
Intern
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