Mariateresa Veltri is adjunct professor of EU law and post-doc research fellow at the University of Bologna, where she conducts research in the field of immigration and asylum. Her research project, entitled "University corridors: from the Italian experience to a European model", aims to identify an innovative link with the EU sponsorship schemes, starting from the analysis and evaluation of the UNI.CO.RE Italian program. She is also part of the Global Community of Practice on Third Country Education Pathways, promoted by the Global Task Force on Third Country Education Pathways and collaborates with diverse international and local NGOs and UN agencies in the field of complementary pathways and community sponsorship.
[forthcoming] M. Borraccetti, M. Veltri, D. Vitiello, "University Sponsorship” for Refugee Admission and Integration: The Italian Experience, in AA.VV., Routledge
Education and work experience
She graduated cum laude in Law at University of “Roma Tre” (2012), where she obtained her Doctorate in Legal Discipline, public area (2018). In Rome she also received her LL.M. degree at University of Roma “La Sapienza” (2014). Since 2020, she has been teaching assistant in immigration law (University of Pisa), where she has also collaborated with the migration research area of Dirpolis Institute (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies).
She has been research assistant at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Faculdade de Direito de Vitòria, Brasil (Fall semester 2012, Spring semester 2013, Winter session 2014), fellow student at Seton Hall University, NJ, USA (Summer 2011), and visiting fellow at Erik Castrén Institute, Helsinki (Summer session 2008). Since 2015, she is immigration attorney and since 2020 legal expert for Defence for Children International Italia. Since 2021, she has been coordinator of the Young Research Lab of the Italian “Academy of Law and Migration” (ADiM, University of Tuscia).
Research interests
Her research interests include immigration and asylum policies, legal migration, community sponsorship, border management, social and cultural rights, citizenship and pathways to inclusion, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, human rights litigation, children's rights, child friendly justice. She is author of papers and editor of scientific blogs in Portuguese, English and Italian.
Projects
She has been collaborating in numerous national and international funded projects, such as:
- CoSME (Community Sponsorship for Migrants in Europe) [https://www.cosmeproject.eu/], PRIN 2023-2025
- EUPassworld - Widening Complementary Pathways Linked To Community Sponsorship [https://www.eupassworld.eu/] | 2022-2024
Lead applicant: CARITAS ITALIANA Transnational partners: Refugee Hub Europe, ICMC Europe/SHARE Network Belgium: Caritas International Belgium, Fedasil, University of Leuven
Ireland: NASC, UNHCR Ireland. Italy: Consorzio Communitas, Diaconia Valdese, University of Bologna, UNHCR Italy
- INTOME - Integration of Migrants in Europe [https://www.intome.eu/about/] | DISTU, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, 2019-2022
- CREW - Contribuire a rafforzare le garanzie procedurali per i minorenni indagati o imputati [https://www.defenceforchildren.it/it/news-208/crew] | Defence for Children Italia, 2021-2023
- BECOME SAFE - Building Efforts for Children On the Move in Europe through Systemic Approaches [https://www.defenceforchildren.it/it/news-279/become-safe],
Facilitation and Expertise | Defence for Children International DCI-Italia | 2021-2023
- FAIR PLUS - Fostering access to immigrants rights- practical training for lawyers and judges [https://www.icj.org/europe-training-materials-on-access-to-justice-for-migrants/] |
International Commission of Jurists, 2018-2021
- MARS - Migration, Asylum and Rights of Minors [https://www.mars.santannapisa.it/] | Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 2019 - 2022
- LUMIT - Lucca Migration Task Force [https://www.santannapisa.it/it/istituto/dirpolis/dream-progetti] | Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna 2019-2020
- Semi di Lampedusa [https://www.scuolecomitatotreottobre.it/it/] | Comitato Tre Ottobre Onlus, 2019-2021
Conferences and seminars (selection):
She has been participating in numerous national and international conferences and seminars, recently:
21 May 2024, Lisbon: EU-Passworld Roundtable on Complementary Education Pathways in Europe: first lessons learnt. Speaker and moderator
12 April 2024, Campus of Forlì: Panel Migration “Accesso, Accoglienza, Integrazione”. Speaker
20-21 November 2023, Bologna: WHAT COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION PATHWAYS ARE FEASIBLE IN EUROPE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF PROTECTION? Advancing University Corridors as European Model. Organizer and speaker
13 October 2023, Mission of Canada to the European Union, Brussels: "Building Resilient Community Sponsorship Programs in Europe and Beyond". Working group participant.
20-22 June 2022 – Brussels: CHILD-FRIENDLY JUSTICE FINAL CONFERENCE: "HUMANISING JUSTICE": - Day 2: Making justice childfriendly. Speaker. Day 2: Making justice child-friendly
Link https://validity.ngo/2022/05/31/humanising-justice-conference-and-webinar-series-in-brussels/
15 June 2022 – Ministry of Justice, The Hague (L'Aja): Roundtable on Individual Assessment_State of play and good practices in Italy. Speaker
20 April 2022, Brussels: Child-Friendly Justice: «Justice can be child-friendly» Expert. Speaker in the event organized within the EU’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020, under the “Child-Friendly Justice: Developing the Concept of Social Court Practices” Project
Link https://www.prismonline.eu/cfj-international-labs-can-justice-be-child-friendly/
22-23 September 2021, Lampedusa: Doctoral Colloquium, III ed., on “International Migration and Labour Market Integration” Chair. Promotrice. Link https://www.intome.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IntoME-NL_July-21.pdf
06 July 2021, Viterbo: Integration and ‘red carpet policies’. The adverse effects of “cherry-picking” integration practices Speaker. Docenza alla Summer School “Legal and Political Challenges of Migrants’ Integration in Europe”, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo
Link https://www.intome.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IntoMe-STS_Programme-1.pdf
06 April 2021, Universidade federal do Espirito Santo- UFES, Brasile: "O garantismo ferrajoliano e sua aceitação na Itália Speaker". Seminario al gruppo di ricerca dottorale presso UFES.
17-19 November 2021 – Webinar, AESMP Vitória, Brasile: Justiça Adequada para processos coletivos: a cooperação internacional dos processos, estratégias de autocomposição e constitucionalização Chair. Conferenza: "2° Semana Juridica Internacional", organizzata dall'Associazione dei Pubblici Ministeri dello Stato dello Espirito Santo (AEMPS), Brasile e Facoltà di Diritto della città Cachoeiro de itapemirim (FDCI).
Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3yJEgcoFo
30 November-03 December 2020 – Webinar, Bruxelles: Inclusive Leadership Summit “Tech for Inclusion”, The German Marshall Foundation of the United States Presenter.
Link https://www.gmfus.org/inclusive-leadership-summit
28/09/2020 – 02/10/2020, Lampedusa, Italia; "Diritti Oltre frontiera, Giornata della Memoria e dell'Accoglienza", ed VII. Facilitatrice. Speaker. Workshop su “Diritti Oltre frontiera” a studenti e studentesse delle scuole superiori aderenti al progetto "Semi di Lampedusa".
12 February 2020, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa: “Lampedusa, Porta d’Europa” Presenter.
