The project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program, is coordinated by Radboud University in Nijmegen, (The Netherlands). Within the challenges posed by the aging workforce and the energy transition, GS4S aims to delve into the dynamics leading to the emergence of structural labor shortages on a global scale ( with particular attention to the EU, Western Balkans, Middle East and North Africa, West Africa, and South/Southeast Asia), in three specific sectors (digital, healthcare, and construction The general objective is to enhance integrated response capacity through dynamic combinations of various tools (migration and mobility policies, strenghtening skills and workforce activity rates at the national and local levels, relocations, targeted technological investments, etc.). Particular attention will be devoted to the perspective of companies, both multinational and small to medium-sized Through a combination of different methods ì, the consortium will produce original databases and practical tools aimed at European and non-European institutional, political, and economic actors.

For more information, please visit the project’s website: https://gs4s.eu/

In the framework of the project, FIERI has also contributed with the following products:

• Webinar: Enhanced Informed Decision-Making in EU Migration Policy, Focus Italy/Bangladesh
• The Overeducation of Immigrants in Europe
• Migration Observatory Dashboard
• Lavorare per integrarsi: il progetto Sai di Vercelli dialoga con gli enti del territorio sul rapporto tra formazione e inserimento lavorativo dei soggetti migranti. Sabato 10 Maggio 2025 -Vercelli
• 10th Ethnography & Qualitative Research International Conference. Dal 09 al 12 luglio. Trento
• Working Paper: How to Make the Most of Migrants’ Skills: Hurdles and potential of up-/re-skilling of migrant and refugee workers
• CMR Podcast GS4S mini-series #4: Ferruccio Pastore e Sara Korbi su “Making the most of migrants’ skills”