CIM - Centrum für internationale Migration und Entwicklung

The Centrum für internationale Migration und Entwicklung (CIM) is a renowned working group between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Zentralen Auslands- und Fachvermittlung (ZAV) of the Federal Employment Agency (BA). Founded in 1980, CIM is headquartered in Eschborn near Frankfurt am Main.

The main mission of CIM is to promote positive effects of global labor mobility to create better prospects for developing and emerging countries. CIM advocates for sustainable and fair labor migration that meets the needs of employers as well as professionals and their countries of origin. The values of CIM include partnership, personal responsibility, and the promotion of professionals to achieve development policy goals.

• Professional Placement: CIM places skilled and managerial professionals from the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries in developmentally important positions in traditional developing countries and transformation countries in Eastern Europe[3][5].
• Integrated Professionals Program (IF Program): This program is aimed at German and EU skilled and managerial professionals seeking deployment within the framework of development cooperation. The professionals receive salary subsidies, social security grants, and preparation for their work in the partner country. After completing their work, they can receive transition assistance for their professional reintegration in Germany[5].
• Consultation and Support for Migrants as Entrepreneurs: CIM advises and supports migrants who wish to start a business through appropriate seminars and guidance. This offer currently extends to countries such as Morocco, Cameroon, Tunisia, Ghana, Colombia, and Georgia[5].
• Migration and Policy Consulting: CIM advises governments in partner countries on improving their migration policies, for example through EU mobility partnerships[5].