Dr. Driss Habti (sociology) is currently a postdoctoral researcher at University of Eastern Finland, Karelian Institute, Joensuu campus, Finland. He first received his master degree in sociology of language, and later his master of sociology in cultural diversity at the University of Joensuu. His main research interests include international migration and ethnic relations, global highly skilled mobility, career research and sociology of work, ethnicity and cultural diversity. He taught courses in cultural diversity, globalization and migration. He co-edited two special issues on international highly skilled migration. He also has a number of internationally published articles on issues related to international highly skilled migration, internationalization of higher education, ethnicity and cultural diversity in Europe. He participated in local and international seminars and conferences presenting his main research to academic audiences. Maria Elo holds a PhD in Economics, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. She is a post-doctoral researcher at Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland and a Migration Fellow at the Institute of Migration, Finland. She is the founder and leader of the Diaspora Networks in International Business-research platform. Her research focuses on international business, internationalization processes, business networks, lifecycle, migration, ex- and repatriation, diaspora networks, diaspora entrepreneurship and transnational entrepreneurship. Her work is presented in various conferences and published in books and journals, such as Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, and International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
