ICMPD

What ICMPD does

ICMPD (International Centre for Migration Policy Development) is a Vienna-based intergovernmental organization founded in 1993 and governed by 21 Member States across Europe, the Western Balkans, and Türkiye. It delivers technical assistance, capacity building, policy advice, and operational migration management services to governments, EU institutions, and displaced persons, with 138 active projects across 109 countries as of 2025 and a delivery network spanning Central Asia, West Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Its core products include the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA), Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs), Ukrainian Consultation Centres (UCCs), Unity Hubs, the Migration Partnership Facility (MPF), and the EU-India European Legal Gateway Office, supported by simulation exercises, digital anti-trafficking campaigns, and a single AI-assisted Skill Navigator tool.

The organization's technology stack is modest and operationally focused: simulation exercises for EU Pact readiness testing, digital disinformation countermeasures, online resource hubs (including the India Legal Gateway), and an AI-assisted skills matching tool — no proprietary AI models, APIs, or platform SDKs are disclosed. Its business model is entirely non-commercial: all activity is funded through institutional grants from the European Commission (Technical Support Instrument, DG HOME, Horizon Europe, MPF), Member State contributions, and bilateral government funding from donors including SIDA (Sweden), BAMF (Germany), the Czech and Swiss governments, with project values ranging from EUR 48,000 to EUR 12 million. Demand generation runs through thought leadership (Migration Outlook, Annual Report, Vienna Migration Conference), hosting of regional migration dialogue secretariats (Budapest, Khartoum, Prague, Rabat Processes), and direct government relationships via the Steering Group chaired by Poland in 2026.

ICMPD's go-to-market combines enterprise field sales to government ministries, event-driven engagement around EU regulatory milestones, and a sales-led model built on reputation within the multilateral migration policy community. It does not sell products commercially and has no published pricing; all services are grant-funded technical assistance delivered through direct project implementation, consortium partnerships, and physical service points for migrants and displaced persons. The organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no traditional equity ownership, with leadership provided by Director General Susanne Raab (in office since 1 January 2026, the first woman to hold the post).

Name

ICMPD

Legal name

International Centre for Migration Policy Development

Website

https://icmpd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ICMPD is a Vienna-based intergovernmental organization founded in 1993, governed by 21 Member States, delivering grant-funded migration policy, border management, and capacity-building services across 138 projects in 109 countries for governments, EU institutions, and displaced populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. EU Technical Support Instrument (TSI): Funding from European Union Technical Support Instrument for supporting Member States with EU Pact implementation, policy reforms, and institutional capacity building
2. Member State Contributions: ICMPD has 21 Member States that provide strategic direction and funding through Steering Group participation. Member states fund projects and participate in knowledge sharing and peer learning initiatives
3. EU-Funded Project Implementation: BOMCA programme with 12 million EUR budget for Central Asia border management. Projects funded by EU DG HOME, European Commission for migration management initiatives
4. Bilateral Government Funding: Funding from individual governments including Ministry of Interior of Czech Republic, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) Germany, Swedish Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic
5. Horizon Europe Research Funding: EU Horizon Europe funding for research projects like Link4Skills focusing on skills shortages and skill flows analysis

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ICMPD provides migration policy development, technical assistance, and capacity building services to governments and international organizations across 109 countries. Its portfolio includes flagship Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) for frontline migrant services, Border Management Programmes (BOMCA), consultation centres for displaced Ukrainians, and research-backed policy advisory work. Activities are funded through EU grants, member state contributions, and bilateral government funding rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

ICMPD offers a portfolio of interconnected migration governance products and services, including flagship Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) providing frontline service delivery across the migration cycle, and Ukrainian Consultation Centres (UCCs) and Unity Hubs offering targeted support for displaced populations. The organization delivers technical assistance modules including the Seasonal and fair employment blueprints (SaFE) for seasonal worker mobility, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) for regional security cooperation, and the Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) supporting EU-third country migration initiatives. The Member States Programme provides evidence-based policy support, while country-specific projects like U-CARE and U-SUPPORT address Ukrainian displacement challenges. Together these products form an integrated approach to migration management spanning policy development, capacity building, operational implementation, and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs): Flagship initiative providing frontline service delivery to migrants, returnees and communities across the full migration cycle, operating in multiple countries
• Vienna Migration Conference (VMC)
• Budapest Process
• Khartoum Process
• Prague Process
• Rabat Process
• Migration Partnership Facility (MPF)
• BOMCA
• Ukrainian Consultation Centres (UCCs)
• Unity Hubs

Products and services

• Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) Flagship frontline service delivery initiative providing migrants, returnees, and communities with reliable information, support, and referrals across the full migration cycle, operating in multiple countries across the Silk Routes region and beyond.
• Ukrainian Consultation Centres (UCCs) Consultation centres providing displaced Ukrainians with personalized support including rights information, accommodation, healthcare, employment guidance, and pre-consular consultations in native language across Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, and Sweden.
• Unity Hubs Open, community-oriented spaces for displaced Ukrainians providing reliable information, consultations, referrals, networking opportunities, and educational and cultural activities to support ties with Ukraine, with operations in Stockholm and other EU locations.
• Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) EU-funded flagship programme focusing on capacity building and institutional development of Central Asian border agencies, developing trade corridors, improving border management systems, and combating drug trafficking across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
• Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) EU-funded facility supporting migration initiatives between EU Member States and non-EU partner countries, enabling projects addressing irregular migration, human trafficking, police cooperation, and legal channels for labour mobility.
• Seasonal and fair employment blueprints (SaFE) Technical assistance project providing modular blueprints and tailored technical assistance to EU Member States for designing or enhancing seasonal worker mobility programmes for non-EU nationals in agriculture, horticulture, and tourism sectors.
• Member States Programme (MSP) Programme providing ICMPD's 21 Member States exclusive access to the organization's evidence base, expert insights, and regional networks through knowledge products and technical assistance projects for migration management.
• European Legal Gateway Office in India Online resource hub serving as a one-stop shop for Indian ICT professionals facilitating legal pathways to work in Europe, addressing EU labour shortages through skills matching and labour mobility information.
• Sweden-Iraq Cooperation on Migration Governance (SI-COM) Project strengthening Iraq's migration governance and reintegration systems by enhancing capacities for sustainable reintegration, improving evidence-based migration management, and reinforcing border control systems.
• Ukraine: Consultations and Assistance for Resilience and Empowerment (U-CARE) Project supporting safe international mobility and wellbeing of displaced Ukrainian citizens including preparations for sustainable return, strengthening resilience of Ukrainian state institutions and civil society.

Quantifiable outcome

• 138 projects delivered across 109 countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Sweden hosts the Unity Hub for displaced Ukrainians in Stockholm, funded by Swedish Ministry of Justice and managed by ICMPD. Poland assumed ICMPD Steering Group Chairmanship 2026 from Sweden. Sweden chairs ongoing cooperation on migration governance.
• UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Ukraine's Ministry for Social Policy, Family and Unity cooperates with ICMPD on Unity Hubs for displaced Ukrainians. Ukraine's Agency for National Unity coordinates with ICMPD on Unity Hub operations. Multiple projects support Ukrainian state institutions including State Migration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• OSCEmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026ICMPD and OSCE have collaborated for over two decades, particularly in combating human trafficking and law enforcement. Both organizations support Ukraine and cooperate in South-East Europe and Central Asia. ICMPD is an active member of the OSCE-led Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2026EU is the primary funding partner for ICMPD's major programmes including BOMCA (EUR 12 million for Phase 11), Migration Partnership Facility, and Technical Support Instrument projects. The EU and ICMPD jointly launched the European Legal Gateway Office in India targeting ICT professionals. EU Pact on Migration and Asylum represents the most significant reform initiative in the field.
• IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2026EU and India launched the European Legal Gateway Office in India with ICMPD implementing the project. The initiative operates through an online resource hub targeting up to 20 million ICT professionals by 2030 to address EU labour shortages. This represents a tangible outcome of decade-long EU-India cooperation under the Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility.
• Central Asian GovernmentscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 September 2025BOMCA 10 worked with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan ministries of foreign affairs and national border agencies. Beneficiary institutions apply BOMCA recommendations in daily operations, strengthening national border management and regional coordination.
• European Commission SG REFORMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Commission's Secretariat-General Reform and Investment Task Force provides technical support under the Technical Support Instrument. ICMPD cooperates with SG REFORM to support EU Member States with National Implementation Plans under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
• State Border Guard of the Republic of LatviamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Border Guard of Latvia leads the BOMCA consortium and serves as implementing agency. Coordinates with other EU border agencies including Lithuania, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Food and Veterinary Service of Latvia.
• Ministry of Interior of Czech RepublicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech Ministry of Interior funds the BMTHB CI border management project in Côte d'Ivoire (EUR 987,127) and supports CORE-UA and U-CARE projects for Ukrainian displaced persons.
• BOMCA Consortium PartnersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBOMCA consortium includes State Border Guard Service of Lithuania (Component 2), State Revenue Service of Latvia (Component 3), Ministry of Interior of Hungary, Central Directorate for Immigration and Border Police of Italy, Food and Veterinary Service of Latvia, Riga Technical University, and Border Guard of Poland.
• Migration Partnership Facility (MPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPF is an EU-funded initiative managed by ICMPD marking its 10th anniversary. Since 2016, MPF has enabled close to 100 projects across 50+ countries on irregular migration, human trafficking, police cooperation, and legal labour mobility.
• Link4Skills ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLink4Skills is EU Horizon Europe research project on skills shortages and mobility. Consortium includes Kozminski University (lead), IIASA, Toronto Metropolitan University, Osnabrück University, Erasmus Rotterdam, Polish-Japanese Academy, University of Ghana, Association Migration Internationale, Ukrainian Catholic University, Scalabrini Migration Center, and ITTI.
• ICMPD Member States (21 countries)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner21 Member States including Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Poland, Croatia, Portugal, Slovakia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Malta, Türkiye, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, and Ireland. Member States set strategic direction through Steering Group and fund MSP activities.
• Mauritanian Red CrescentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPRO-HUMA Rosso project supports Mauritanian Red Crescent in providing humanitarian support to migrants in Rosso, Mauritania. ICMPD implements project in coordination with Red Crescent.
• Ukrainian State InstitutionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerU-CARE project partners include Ministry of Social Policy Family and Unity of Ukraine, State Migration Service of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Projects support these institutions' operational capabilities and consular services.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Migration Policy Institute (MPI): US- and Europe-based think tank producing migration research, policy analysis, and data tools. MPI competes with ICMPD on thought-leadership output and increasingly provides comparable policy advisory services to governments.
• European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE): Brussels-based NGO coalition of 100+ refugee-assisting organizations across Europe. ECRE competes for advocacy funding and influence on EU asylum policy development where ICMPD also engages.

Broad incumbents

• FRA (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights): EU agency providing evidence-based advice on fundamental rights including migration and asylum. FRA overlaps with ICMPD on rights-based migration research and EU policy inputs but operates across a much broader rights mandate.

Others

• Civipol: French interior ministry-linked technical-assistance operator delivering security and migration programming. Civipol is already an ICMPD partner (SOPs SIMEX) and a competing implementer for EU-funded security and migration projects.
• Centre for Migration Studies (CMS): US-based educational and policy institution focused on migration research and dialogue. CMS is a less direct competitor but produces comparable policy research and convenes stakeholders in adjacent migration-policy circles.

Direct peers

• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN migration agency operating in 100+ countries with a comparable mandate on migration policy, technical assistance, and capacity building. IOM is ICMPD's largest direct peer in scope, competing for the same EU and bilateral grants across overlapping programme areas.
• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): UN agency mandated to safeguard the rights of refugees and displaced persons globally. Overlaps with ICMPD on asylum procedure support, RSD technical assistance, and displacement response, and competes for the same donor funding pool.
• EUAA (European Union Agency for Asylum): EU regulatory agency providing operational support, training, and quality standards on asylum to Member States. EUAA increasingly performs technical-assistance functions historically delivered by ICMPD, making it both a partner and a competitive substitute.
• OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe): Regional security organization with overlapping work on border management, anti-trafficking, and migration governance across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Western Balkans. ICMPD already partners with OSCE in several of these same geographies.
• IGC (Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees): Informal intergovernmental forum of 17+ states focused on migration policy dialogue. IGC and ICMPD co-hosted the June 2026 Warsaw meeting on post-conflict recovery, and IGC publications compete with ICMPD's Migration Outlook for policy attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ICMPD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ICMPD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icmpd
• Instagraminstagram.com/icmpd_official
• Facebookfacebook.com/ICMPD

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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