Seminar profile
SEMICOEX's work is carried out within the framework of a joint effort to observe, analyse and prospect for regular and irregular migration phenomena of our nationals to other countries. By monitoring trends in migratory flows, as well as systemic analyses of the migratory outlook in the countries of destination, the research group aims to study in depth the nature and development of Colombian migration abroad over the last 50 years, in response to the growing importance of migration as a shaping element in the political, economic and social processes of both the receiving countries and our country.

Working methodology
Within the methodologies implemented for SEMICOEX's research work, multidisciplinary approaches are implemented that correspond to the approaches of the research to be carried out. From the in-depth consultation of historical, economic and social processes, through statistical census reviews and the construction of geographical products, to the multidisciplinary approach within the axes of sociological, psychosocial, econometric research, among others.

Pre-requisites for admission (optional)
Students of international relations or political science from the fifth semester onwards, or master's degree students of the programmes offered by FEIPU.

Active lines or projects:

Within the lines developed by SEMICOEX, the programming of projects is based on area study approaches, which are broken down as follows:

Disciplines of the seedbed
Within the disciplines of the research group, beyond those defined by the faculty (Political Science and Government, and International Relations), all contributions recommended by any branch of the social sciences that are relevant to the object of the research group are considered relevant.

Does the Semillero have participation from other academic units of the UR or other universities?
Although it is not currently working jointly with any unit, research cooperation networks have been established with the Group for the Study of International Migrations and Vulnerabilities of the University of Santo Tomás, along with joint work in various co-authorship cooperations with researchers from the University of Chile, Catholic University of Pereira, University of Cuenca, among others.