Bozena Sojka-Koirala

Bozena Sojka-Koirala Room 14 (Ground Floor), Margam Building Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP, WALES, UK Tel: 07890 735317, 01792 205678 ext. 4090 Fax: 0844 77 47707 [email protected]

Research interests: migration and population movements, migrant rights, racism, migration policy research, nissology and alterity.

Education and Qualifications

2013, expected Swansea University School of Environment & Society, Swansea, Wales, UK Doctoral Candidate (Human Geography) Working Title: Living with a Difference: Experiences of Immigrants in Cyprus Supervisors - Prof Heaven Crawley (Director, Centre for Migration Policy Research) Dr Sergei Shubin (Assistant Director, Centre for Migration Policy Research)

2010 University of Aberdeen School of Social Science, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Master of Research in Social Research [with Commendation] Dissertation: Living with Racism, Abuse, Discrimination and Violence: Picturing the Situation of Migrants in Cyprus - Chosen Articles Content Analysis Supervisor - Prof Andrew Blaikie (Chair in Historical Sociology, University of Aberdeen)

2008 University of Warsaw Institute of Global & Regional Studies, Warsaw, POLAND Postgraduate Studies in Global Development [incomplete]

2005 Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences Institute of Geography, Kielce, POLAND Masters Degree in Social Geography [First Class Honours] Dissertation: Geographical Aspects of Contemporary Neo-colonialism Supervisor - Prof Wioletta Kamińska (Director, Institute of Geography, UJK)

2005 Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, Kielce, POLAND Diploma in Pedagogical Studies [Pedagogical Qualification to Work as a Teacher]

2003 Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences Faculty of Mathematics & Science, Kielce, POLAND Bachelors Degree in Geography

Work Experiences

Oct 2010 -present Department of Geography, Swansea University Tutor (Undergraduate Level 1 and Level 3)

Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR), Swansea University Research Associate Aug 2009 -Sep 2010 The Polish Sunny School in Aberdeen, SCOTLAND (Scottish Charity SC040642) Organising Team Member/ Teacher

Nov 2008 -Dec 2008 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Polska), Warsaw, POLAND Intern

May 2008 -Sep 2008 Welcome Point, Adult Learning, Shetland Island Council, SCOTLAND Organising Team Member

Mar 2006 -Oct 2007 Marcus Evans (Europe) Ltd., Nicosia, CYPRUS Marketing Researcher

Awards, Fellowships, and Grants

Full Funding for PhD Studies (3 Years) by Swansea University's School of the Environment and Society, 2010-2013

Fellowship for “Scholar Programme on Best Practices of Sustainable Development" funded by UNDP, organised by Jal Bhagirathi Foundation, in Jodhpur, India, 2009 (provided to 2 candidates from the UK and 18 in total worldwide)

Travel grant to attend the "Scholar Programme on Best Practices of Sustainable Development" by College of Arts and Social Science, University of Aberdeen, 2009

Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme (PSAS) to undergo the Degree of Master of Research in Social Research by Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Scottish Government, 2009

Fellowship for “Winter School on Peace and Global Development” by Tischner European University, Krakow, Poland, 2009

Conferences

Paper Presented: ‘Living with Difference: Experiences of Immigrants in Cyprus’ at Migration Research in Progress: A Graduate Students Workshop - Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex, 16th – 17th July 2011

‘Self-Identity and Othering: A Case of Cyprus’ at Transformations. Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference - Cardiff University, 7th – 8th July 2011

‘Living with Racism: Experiences of Immigrants in Cyprus’ at Annual University of Wales Council for Geography Conference - Gregynog Hall, Wales, 25th – 26th May 2011

‘Water Scarcity as Drivers to Migration’ at Scholar Programme on Best Practices of Sustainable Development, Jal Bhagirathi Foundation & UNDP - Jodhpur, India , 19th Dec 2009

Paper Accepted: Presenter - Panel on ‘Racism, Xenophobia and Hostility Towards Different Others: Understanding Attitudes Towards Asylum seekers, Refugees and Migrants in Europe’ at 3rd International Conference in Communication and Media Studies: (Re)Making and Undoing of Peace/Conflict - Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, 11th - 13th April 2012

Co-organiser and Presenter - Workshop Panel on ‘Island Migration in Transition: the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and South Pacific experiences’ at 16th International Metropolis Conference - The Azores, Portugal, 12 th -16th September 2011