Iran Migration Observatory (IMO) as the first migration policy research institute in Iran aims to study the different aspects of international migration. This Observatory was established in 2018, as part of the Sharif University of Technology’s “Sharif Policy Research Institute”. IMO’s program research is organized around three main areas: 1) economic and labour migration; 2) student mobility; and 3) forced migration (asylum-related and environmental migrants). Additionally, IMO conducts multi-disciplinary research and surveys on inflow and outflow of migrants, particularly desire to migrate among different groups including: students, entrepreneurs, and returnees, as well as Afghan migrants and refugees in Iran. IMO seeks to promote collaboration with other peer national, regional and international organizations and institutions in the field of migration studies through research projects, conference, summer schools and other activities.
