Miriam Ocadiz has a multidisciplinary background focussing on African Studies. Her very first studies were Hispanic Literature and Language at the UNAM in Mexico, followed by a bachelor in International Studies where she specialised in African Culture and Politics. Afterwards, she did a research Masters in African Studies dedicated to the Cuban medical cooperation in Mozambique and the contemporary embodiment of solidarity.
Throughout her personal and academic background, she has developed a passion for South-South cooperation from a decolonial perspective, along with processes of migration in relation to diversity. Currently, she is a PhD candidate within the Refugee Academy project on Engaged Scholarship where she focuses on the context of South Africa and its comparison with the USA and the Netherlands.
‘I wish to connect my own PhD project with civil society, policy making and creative initiatives that are rising in the Netherlands, South Africa and worldwide. I truly hope that I can contribute to the Refugee Academy, from a position of humbleness, with a critical perspective on engaged scholarship.’
