Camille Le Coz

Camille Le Coz is Director of MPI Europe, specialising in EU migration and development policies. Her research spans areas such as return and reintegration, labour migration, refugee protection and inclusion, and climate mobility.

Ms. Le Coz works closely with EU institutions, national authorities, civil society, and international organisations on issues ranging from the implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and return policies to labour migration policies and refugee situations. Most recently, she has done research on future EU engagement in skills partnerships in North Africa and Kenya. 

In parallel, she convenes a community of practice on voluntary return and sustainable reintegration, fostering dialogue among policymakers and practitioners from origin and destination countries. She also regularly conducts research for national development agencies and multilateral development banks on strategic positioning, project design, and monitoring and evaluation in the migration-development field.

She teaches at Sciences Po Paris and serves on the board of the French NGO Désinfox Migrations. 

Before joining MPI Europe, Ms. Le Coz was Project Director at Altai Consulting, where she led the migration practice and managed studies and evaluations for institutions such as the European Union, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and International Organization for Migration (IOM). While based in Kenya and Afghanistan, she conducted research in multiple countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia. She also previously worked for Sayara International in Afghanistan and for the École de Gouvernance et d’Économie in Morocco.

She holds a dual master’s degree in international relations from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Sciences Po Paris.