Re:Match - Relocation of Refugees via Matching by Algorithm

Publications

Our evaluation reports capture our learnings and provide valuable insights and recommendations derived from two successful and one ongoing implementation phase.

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Policy Brief
Commitment to Implementation
Based on the two successful phases of Re:Match, this report presents recommendations for a successful EU relocation mechanism.
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12 month results
Follow Up Evaluation Report
Based on interviews with pilot phase participants, the follow-up evaluation presents exciting and promising results and findings on the participants’ first integration steps 12 months after their arrival in the municipalities.
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6 month results
Follow Up Evaluation Report
Based on interviews with pilot phase participants, the follow-up evaluation presents exciting and promising results and findings on the participants’ first integration steps 6 months after their arrival in the municipalities.
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First results
Interim Evaluation Report
Based on the evaluation of the first relocation phase, the interim evaluation of Re:Match presents exciting project data and results and explains the underlying processes and technical features.
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Data driven matching
Implementation Guide
Based on the two-year pilot phase, this guide presents valuable experiences and recommendations for data-driven distribution and reception of refugees into cities, highlights application possibilities and potential, and outlines the key steps of the matching process.
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Insights
Recommendations Report
Based on the learnings of the first project phase, this report formulates promising findings and recommendations for decision-makers from politics, cities, and civil society.
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Policy Brief
Commitment to Implementation
Drawing on experience in data-driven matching this policy brief presents recommendations for a fair, effective, and protection-centered EU Solidarity Mechanism.
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12 month results
Follow Up Evaluation Report
Based on interviews with pilot phase participants, the follow-up evaluation presents exciting and promising results and findings on the participants’ first integration steps 12 months after their arrival in the municipalities.
View report
6 month results
Follow Up Evaluation Report
Based on interviews with pilot phase participants, the follow-up evaluation presents exciting and promising results and findings on the participants’ first integration steps 6 months after their arrival in the municipalities.
View report
First results
Interim Evaluation Report
Based on the evaluation of the first relocation phase, the interim evaluation of Re:Match presents exciting project data and results and explains the underlying processes and technical features.
View report
Data driven matching
Implementation
Guide
Based on the two-year pilot phase, this guide presents valuable experiences and recommendations for data-driven distribution and reception of refugees into cities, highlights application possibilities and potential, and outlines the key steps of the matching process.
View report
Insights
Recommendations Report
Based on the learnings of the first project phase, this report formulates promising findings and recommendations for decision-makers from politics, cities, and civil society.
View report

12 month results
Follow Up Evaluation Report
Based on interviews with pilot phase participants, the follow-up evaluation presents exciting and promising results and findings on the participants’ first integration steps 12 months after their arrival in the municipalities.
View report
6 month results
Follow Up Evaluation Report
Based on interviews with pilot phase participants, the follow-up evaluation presents exciting and promising results and findings on the participants’ first integration steps 6 months after their arrival in the municipalities.
View report
First results
Interim Evaluation Report
Based on the evaluation of the first relocation phase, the interim evaluation of Re:Match presents exciting project data and results and explains the underlying processes and technical features.
View report
Data driven matching
Implementation
Guide
Based on the two-year pilot phase, this guide presents valuable experiences and recommendations for data-driven distribution and reception of refugees into cities, highlights application possibilities and potential, and outlines the key steps of the matching process.
View report
Insights
Recommendations Report
Based on the learnings of the first project phase, this report formulates promising findings and recommendations for decision-makers from politics, cities, and civil society.
View report
Policy Brief
Commitment to Implementation
Drawing on experience in data-driven matching this policy brief presents recommendations for a fair, effective, and protection-centered EU Solidarity Mechanism.
View report

Press Articles

Holistic labour market matching: Boosting immigrant retention, EU competitiveness, and growth

Algorithmus matcht Geflüchtete und Kommunen – Eine bessere Verteilung ist möglich

Algorithmus soll Schutzsuchende besser verteilen

Migration lässt sich
besser steuern

Kommunale Aufnahme von Geflüchteten: Ohne Seehofer alles gut?

Plädoyer für eine innovative Migrationspolitik

Migration: Matching für
Flüchtlinge

Geflüchtete richtig verteilen – Matching statt Königsteiner Schlüssel

Zuwanderung – Welcher Flüchtling
passt zu mir?

Scientific Mentions

Re:Match as an example in the digital taxonomy “Technologies of Resistance : An Emerging Digital Layer in Human Migration” (Aapti Institute, 2025)

Guidelines on the EU approach to community sponsorship (European Union Agency for Asylum, p.24, December 2024)

Cities and migrants’ rights in the era of digitalisation (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, p.13, October 2024)

Approaches to Matching in Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways for Refugees (Migration Policy Institute and Comet, August 2024)

ECRE Comments on the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on asylum and migration management (ECRE, p.79, May 2024)

Ethically informed algorithmic matching and refugee resettlement (Forced Migration Review 73, Digital Disruption and Displacement, p.63, May 2024)

Handlungsleitfaden: Wie Kommunen Menschen schützen können (Moving Cities, p. 20, April 2024)

Jahresgutachten 2024: Kontinuität oder Paradigmenwechsel? Die Integrations- und Migrationspolitik d… (SVR, p. 171, 2024)

What Role Could Digital Technologies Play in the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum? (Migration Policy Institute, Robert Bosch Foundation, December 2023)

Why Matching Matters: Improving Outcomes in Refugee Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways (Migration Policy Institute, October 2023)

Automating Immigration & Asylum: The Uses of New Technologies in Migration Asylum Governance (Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, January 2023)

Menschenrechtsbasierte EU-Migrationspolitik (Radio Fluchtpunkt, GGUA Flüchtlingshilfe e.V., June 2024)

Gesine Schwan kritisiert Flüchtlingsbeschlüsse: “Eine unwürdige Diskussion” (Domradio, November 2023)

“Nur mit dem widerständigen Drittel erkämpfen wir kein solidarisches Europa“ (Dissens Podcast, July 2023)

Recording of the Re:Match presentation “Algorithm-based matching of protection seekers & launch of Re:MatchJob” (in German, February 2025)

Recording of the webinar “Data Driven Matching of Refugees and Cities – An Implementation Guide” (in English, November 2024)

Recording of the online exchange “Algorithm for fair distribution of people seeking protection” (Bertelsmann Stiftung, in German, May 2024)

Recording of the report launch “Introducing Re:Match – Relocation via Matching” (in English, February 2024)

Publications

Publications

Commitment to Implementation

Follow Up Evaluation Report

Follow Up Evaluation Report

Interim Evaluation Report

Implementation
Guide

Recommendations Report

Follow Up Evaluation Report

Follow Up Evaluation Report

Interim Evaluation Report

Implementation
Guide

Recommendations Report

Commitment to Implementation

Press Articles

Scientific Mentions

Other Media Appearances

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