Dr. Olga V. Kadysheva
Economist and Specialist in International Migration Governance
- Faculty Type
- Core Teaching Faculty
- Expertise Areas
- Economics & Development Global Governance Humanitarian Action International Law & Public Policy International Migration Labour Migration Migrant Inclusion Migration Governance Migration Policy Socio-Economic Development Urban Migration Governance
- Professional Experience
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- Lecturer in International Migration and Public Policy
- Associate and Acting Secretary, Global Migration Policy Associates (GMPA)
- Contributor to international migration policy initiatives with the ILO, African Union, IGAD, UNESCO, Caritas Europa, ITUC, and Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Author and researcher in migration governance, labour migration, and socio-economic development
- Education
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- Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation Candidate of Science in Economics (Equivalent to PhD), Economics
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Specialist in International Economic Relations
- Contact
- External Profile
Biography
Dr. Olga V. Kadysheva is an economist and scholar of international migration with more than twenty years of academic and policy experience.
Holding a Candidate of Science in Economics degree, she has authored and co-authored more than thirty publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, policy reports, and book chapters. Her research focuses on international migration governance, human rights, and socio-economic development at local, national, regional, and global levels.
Since 2013, Dr. Kadysheva has collaborated with Global Migration Policy Associates (GMPA), becoming an Associate in 2015 and serving as Acting Secretary since 2018.
Her professional work includes contributions to research, advisory, and policy initiatives in partnership with international organisations including the International Labour Organization (ILO), African Union, IGAD, UNESCO, Caritas Europa, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
She has contributed to major publications and policy frameworks concerning urban migration governance, labour migration policy, migrant inclusion, and international migration management.
At the Geneva School of Diplomacy, Dr. Kadysheva teaches International Migration: Current Challenges and Policy Responses, bringing extensive policy expertise and field-based experience into the academic environment.