* to undertake research on the intersections between gender and migration in the field of education, with particular reference to formal and informal practices of intercultural education.

* to outline the ways in which educational institutions and practices manage cultural diversity and promote policies of “cultural integration” and “multiculturalism” while assessing their impact on gender relations in specific national settings.

* to develop an alternative framework for understanding education as a social space of intercultural interaction, with particular emphasis on hospitality and identifying examples of best practices in particular at the grassroots level.

* to explore policy and theoretical perspectives through which education can promote intercultural dialogue and enable natives and migrants to respect cultural diversity and gender equality.