A six-year long, transnational project ‘The National Integration Evaluation Mechanism (NIEM)’ analyzes integration policies towards beneficiaries of international protection in 15 EU-member states with the aim to collect evidence on gaps in integration standards, identify promising practices, evaluate the effects of legislative and policy changes and thus to provide key actors in the integration field in the EU with information necessary to better face the current challenges and improve the integration outcomes. It is funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) of the European Union. Please find more information about the project here. The conference will bring together the whole project partnership – representatives of 15 NGOs, think tanks and research institutes – as well as the Slovak NGO Marginal included in a parallel project focused on the countries of the Visegrad Group (Visegrad Countries National Integration Evaluation Mechanism). Programme: 1. Welcome & Introduction: Katarzyna Chimiak, NIEM's International Coalition Officer, the Institute of Public Affairs Professor Antal Örkény, president of the Menedek association Montserrat Feixas Vihe, UNHCR's regional representative for Central Europe 2. Expanding evidence-based assessment of refugee integration at a time of changing policy agendas in Europe: Thomas Huddleston, Migration Policy Group (Migration Policy Group) Keynote address 3. A benchmark for refugee integration based on indicators: the National Integration Evaluation Mechanism: Alexander Wolffhardt, Migration Policy Group (Migration Policy Group) 4. Towards comprehensive, long-term refugee integration Hazem Aboyouness, Study consultant and project leader and the Ibn Rushd Study Association (Sweden) Enikő Csontos, Head of Political and Economic Analysis, European Commission's Representation in Hungary Jon Hoisaeter, Deputy Regional Representative, UNHCR Central Europe Tamim Nashed, intercultural expert, former policy officer on refugee inclusion at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) Aydan Özoğuz, Member of the German Bundestag, former Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration Moderator: András Kováts, Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants