Luisa Seiler studied political science at the University of Freiburg and the Institut d’Etudes Poli-tiques Aix-en-Provence with an emphasis on international relations and migration. She gained first professional experience in the fields of intercultural exchange (at ARTE and the Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal), as well as international relations and development policy (German Federal Foreign Office and Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute). Lately, Luisa worked as research associate at the european forum for migration studies. During the fellowship she will focus on the possibilities of tapping professional qualifications of asylum seekers in the EU through a flexibilisation of immigration channels.