Josef Neubauer is a student in International Development Studies (MSc) at the University of Amsterdam. He holds an MA in Migration and Global Development from the University of Sussex and a teaching degree in Political Science and Music Education (BA) from the University of Bremen. Josef’s main interests lie in migration and mobility in less-industrialised countries and their connections to political economy, social change, and the environment. The TIES project offers Josef the opportunity to connect these interests with his passion for children and youth education.