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The latest World Migration Report reveals that, in 2020, 12 of the top 20 destinations for international migrants were non-Western countries. Despite this shift, mainstream literature predominantly concentrates on the experiences and policies of migrants in Western liberal democracies, leading to a noticeable gap in the representation of major non-Western migration destinations in current migration studies. To address this, the MSCA-funded project “MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspectives” aims to enhance global, regional, and national comprehension of migration governance. The project will undertake research and implement a staff exchange programme focusing on non-Western migration regimes. It aims to gather empirical data, contribute to relevant theoretical debates, develop innovative approaches, translate research findings into policy-relevant formats, and enhance migration governance practices. This will be made possible thanks to a multi-sited, interdisciplinary and multisectoral research and staff exchange programme involving 11 leading European universities and organisations, namely Lund University, Leiden University, the University of Helsinki, the University of Zurich, the University of Salzburg, Istanbul Medipol University, Marmara University, Vilnius University, the University of Eastern Finland, Society for the Protection of Uzbek Women’s Rights in Turkey and University of Bristol and 13 associated partners operating in Central Asia, Middle East, North and West Africa, Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Gulf States and Latin America, namely the General Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan, Nazarbayev University, Kurultai Research and Consulting, Migrant Info, American University in Cairo, Vatandoshlar Public Foundation, University of Ghana, University of Gadjah Mada, University of Tsukuba, Tashkent State University of Law, the Fletcher School at TUFTS University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.