IESA SAS participated in the preparation and submission of a COST Innovators Grant application

Based on previous projects and experiences from the COST Action CA20107 Connecting Theory and Practical Issues of Migration and Religious Diversity (COREnet) and the APVV RELIROMA project Research on Religiosity, Spirituality, and Non-Religiosity among Roma in Slovakia, 14 experts from around the world, including T. Zachar Podolinská from the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., have submitted a COST Innovators Grant (CIG) application titled Negotiating Religious Diversity and Migration in Practice Locally and Globally (RELMIG).
RELMIG is a train-the-trainer program focused on addressing migration and religious diversity in Europe through education, collaboration, and local-level dialogue. By utilizing a flexible, research-based tool, it supports key stakeholders—migrants, religious leaders, policymakers, and civil society—in developing sustainable solutions and preventing social polarization. The program bridges local and European perspectives, emphasizing participatory approaches and practice-based research. To ensure its relevance and impact, testing phases will be conducted in various European communities and events.