Currently working on his PhD which focuses on migrant labour and family in Norway, Oleksandr holds a master's degree in International Economics from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine, and a European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations from the University of Oldenburg and University of Stavanger. His main research interests are international labor migration, welfare, immigrant integration and intercultural communication. 

Norma is a post-doc researcher at the Center of Intercultural Communication, mainly working on the MAVI project. Initially trained as an economist from the UK, Norma earned her PhD in Politics and Public Administration from the University of Hong Kong, and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Singapore. She has a broad research interest in the fields of civil society, nonprofit management and policy study. She is experienced in both quantitative and qualitative methods in political science.

Zubia is currently finishing her doctoral thesis that explores the agency of women seeking asylum in Norway. She has an interdisciplinary background with a BA in International politics, and a European Masters in Migration and Intercultural Relations. She has previously worked and conducted research with refugees in Uganda, on issues of child marriage and other cultural practices in Sudan, as well as on policies relating to female circumcision among women from practising communities in Norway. 

Gunhild is the pro-rector of Research at VID Specialized University, and was previously director at Centre for Intercultural Communication (SIK) in Stavanger. She holds a PhD (2010) in Sociology and a Master's degree in International Migration and Interethnic Relations from the University of Poitiers (France). Gunhild’s research interest includes a variety of topics related to migration and diversity. More recently she has been working with themes related to Polish migration, migration and family life and migration and education in Norway.