Our Projects
MIRI places a strong emphasis on actionable research that influences policymaking and advocacy movements. By focusing on the critical areas affecting minority communities, our work aspires to drive meaningful change. Concretely, our work concerns public policy research, capacity building, networking and collaboration, communications and advocacy, and charity.
We have extensive experience in providing formal and informal education to youth and the general public, from minority and majority backgrounds, based on an intercultural approach since 2023.
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The Futures Literacy for Anticipatory Societies – FLARE Action
Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) was a co-applicant for the awarded project CA25141 - Futures Literacy for Anticipatory Societies – Strengthening Foresight Systems Across Europe (FLARE).
The Futures Literacy for Anticipatory Societies – FLARE Action aims to strengthen Europe’s collective capacity to engage with uncertainty, complexity, and transformation by embedding Futures Literacy (FL) across education, governance, and innovation. In response to global crises, fragmented foresight practices, and uneven anticipatory capacity, FLARE establishes a four-year, pan-European COST network that unites researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners to co-create shared frameworks, tools, and indicators for futures-oriented learning and decision-making.
Duration of the project: from 19.10.2026 to18.10.2030.
More about the project can be read here.
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The MIRI Seminars on Current Affairs
For the general public worldwide, we are hosting the MIRI Seminars on Current Affairs, featuring a diverse range of respected scholars, practitioners, and activists. We were proud to provide a platform for globally recognized experts to share their knowledge and insights with our community.
Duration of the project: from 1.9.2023 to present.
More about the MIRI Seminars can be read here.
Recordings from the MIRI Seminars can be found here.
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The MIRI Guest Lecture Series
For academia and the expert and professional community, we are running the MIRI Guest Lecture Series. These lectures MIRI organizes with its partners from Slovakia, but also the US, such as the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia and the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs, Mohsin & Fauzia Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
Duration of the project: from 1.9.2023 to present.
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Undergraduate and graduate courses
MIRI is sponsoring and conducting education in Minority Studies and Minority Rights at the Trnava University in Trnava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science.
Duration of the project: from 1.9.2025 to the present.
We're excited to explore potential collaborations! If you're interested in partnering with us, please reach out through the contact form on our website. We look forward to hearing from you.