Between June and December 2007, Four workshops were organized by the RMRU.

The first, on June 18^th 2007, presented the unit to interested members of the public within and outside Birzeit University. In attendance, in addition to faculty and graduate students, were members of refugee studies centers in the West Bank. The presentation was followed by a general interactive session.

The second, September 10^th, was attended by a similar public. Two papers were presented: the first identified all local organizations working in the field, defining their main areas of concentration. The second paper, based on fundamental research, was a comparative study on the evolution of the collective memory of three generations of Palestinian refugees, written by an MA student.

The third workshop was held in October 29th, and focused on forced migration, featuring two papers on the subject the first paper by Dr. Asim Khalil about the Palestinian refugees and the low in Palestine and the second paper presented by Mr. Mohammed Aldouraedi about the migration in Palestine . the last workshop was held in December 4^th, and focused in the Palestinian refugees issues tow papers were presented , Dr Saleh Abdeljawad presented a paper about the Palestinian refugee since 1998,  and Dr Sharif Kananah presented his paper in Palestinian refugee and  identity .

The objectives of these workshops are is to generate debate over Palestinian and global refugee and migration issues, in their complexity and in a comparative light. To establish lines of communication and build bridges between scholars, students and civil society organizations on the one hand, and Palestinian public officials and policy-makers dealing with such issues on the other. To make the best use of international expertise in arranging these open workshops, to be attended by foreign specialists

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