BROAD-ER aims at building a Research Excellence Network which will foster interdisciplinary research and education at the nexus of migration and urban studies. The project will cover three main dimensions, the Internationalization of Cities (MiReKoc – Turkish Team), Establishing New Relations between the National and the Local and increasing autonomy from National Government (GRITIM-UPF – Spanish Team), and Detachment from Formal Governance by Independent Actors (UvA – Dutch Team). The three top-class Universities will cooperate thanks to the complementary knowledge, skills, and expertise.