1. 1 Lifelong Learning Programme Projekt GRUNDTVIG Multilateral INTEGRA Results of questionnaire forms for migrants to EU member states (conducted in Poland by AHE)

2. 2 General overview of conducted research questionnaires conducted in Poland (mainly Lodz region) between 12.2010- 01.2011 40 interviewees difficulties in conducting research using English questionnaire tool (distortion of the research findings?)

3. 3 Interviewees – gender and age mainly male interviewees (57,5%) 3/4 interviewees at the working age of 21-65 (76%)

4. 4 Interviewees - education relatively well educated migrants: - no people with basic education - 2/5 migrants at the level of vocational or secondary school (40%) - 1/4 migrants with BA/MA degree (25%) - expected growth of qualified migrant (significant number of students)

5. 5 Interviewees – county of origin mainly immigrants from non-EU states (particularly from the former USSR): 1. old EU member states – 25%: (Italy – 3 people; Germany – 2; Portugal – 2; Greece – 1; Holland – 1; Spain – 1) 2. new EU member states – 20% (Lithuania – 4 people; Slovakia – 2; Czech Republic – 1; Latvia – 1) 3. non-EU states – 55% (Ukraine – 7 people; Belarus – 3; China – 3; Russia – 2; Vietnam – 2; Kazakhstan – 1; Armenia – 1; Moldova – 1; Turkey – 1; Nigeria – 1 person) years of staying in Poland: 6,4 years on average

6. 6 Knowledge about the host country (Poland) before migration poor knowledge about Poland before decision of leaving homecountry: almost half (47,5 %) of migrants didn’t know anything about Poland and 1/3 (35% of migrants had medium knowledge about it

7. 7 Reasons to move to Poland *moving with husband (2 people), moving as a political refugee (1 person), NA (2 person) almost half (45%) of migrants moved to study another 1/4 (27%) of migrants moved to find work

8. 8 Situation on a labour market *taking care of a baby (1 person) 2/5 (40%) of migrants are currently employed another 2/5 (40%) of migrants are students (part of them also work in the same time)

9. 9 Fulfilling previous expectations after moving to Poland only in 3 cases (7,5%) the new life in Poland did not meet migrants expectations at all in most cases (85%) migrants are satisified with their life in Poland

10. 10 Difficulties in adjusting to the new country almost 1/4 (22,5%) of migrants had difficulties in adjusting to life in Poland more than a half (57,5%) did not face any problems

11. 11 Learning the language before coming to Poland difficulties in adjusting to life in the new country might be a result of lack of Polish language knowledge (57,5% of migrants) before arrival to Poland

12. 12 Difficulties while living in Poland due to lack of Polish language knowledge 1/3 (37,5%) of migrants faced serious difficulties in Poland due to lack of local language

13. 13 Used languages at home and outside of home *Russian language (1 person) * Russian language (6 people), Russian and Ukrainian (1 person) almost all (97,5%) migrants speak their mother tongues at home, 1/4 (22,5%) of them is bilingual at home most (77,5%) of migrants try to speak Polish language of English (45%) while outside of Poland

14. 14 Knowledge of the local (Polish) language most of interviewees do not speak Polish language well particularly reading and writing in Polish cause problems

15. 15 Difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs significant part of migrants (42,5%) have difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs

16. 16 Difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs in local (Polish) language

17. 17 Difficulties in conducting everyday financial affairs in local (Polish) language difficulties in various financial affairs are due to insufficient knowledge of Polish language financial affairs that do not cause difficulties: - paying bills and doing money transfers online - purchasing in a shop

18. 18 Coping with the local (Polish) language problems * English language (10 people) Russian language (6 people) both English and Russian languages (3 people) NA (1 person) most of migrants look for assisatnce (57,5%) or use English or Russian language (50%) when facing language problems

19. 19 Looking for institutional assistance with the local (Polish) language *looking for assistance at: migrant community organizations (1 person) educational institutions involved in language and financial trainings (2people) other support organisations to migrant communities i.e. individual represenatives of migrants (2 people) large majority of migrants (87,5%) do not look for institutional help in migrants’ organizations or educational institutions when facing language problems

20. 20 Thank you!