Kate Golebiowska

Presentations

Invited Presentations - Overseas and Australia

  • Golebiowska, K. (2025). Start:ME Model of Micro-business Acceleration for Migrant and Minority Women. Insights from Atlanta, webinar Migrant Entrepreneurship in Cities – Polish and International Experiences, Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw and partners, Poland, virtual.
  • Woodroffe, T. and Golebiowska, K. (2024). CDU Lecturer Guidebook and Best Practices for Culturally Responsive Education with First Nations Students, NAEEA conference, Darwin, Australia. 
  • Golebiowska, K. (2024). Australian Reform of Temporary Migration: Responding to Economic and Community Pressures, DRES, University of Strasbourg, France, virtual, www.europeanbirdsofpassage.eu/news/online-seminar-on-the-australian-reform-of-temporary-migration.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2024). Institutional Support in Action: How Start:ME Micro-Business Accelerator Impacts Migrant and Minority Women Entrepreneurs in Atlanta, USA?, workshop organised by the French Institutes for Advanced Study, LE STUDIUM and Université d’Orléans, (Not)available Counselling Actions in the Migrant and Refugee Environment in France, Poland and Australia, France, virtual, youtube.com/watch?v=EIr2NIsotAM,
    www.lestudium-ias.com/events/notavailable-counselling-actions-migrant-and-refugee-environment-france-poland-and-australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). How Does International Migration Change Small Nations? The Case of Australia, Kennesaw University Museum of Migration and Holocaust, Kennesaw, USA, virtual.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Immigrant Settlement and Integration: The Case of Australia, Rotary Club of Decatur, Atlanta, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Hybrid Affiliate Faculty Talk with Q&A, Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2022). Mapping and Identifying the African Diaspora in Australia, invited virtual presentation to the African Entrepreneurship, The Arts + Beyond Conference, CAME, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2022). Researching and Living at the Juncture of Remote and Cosmopolitan, virtual presentation to CAME Affiliate Faculty meeting, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2020). Demographic, Economic and Social Aspects of International Migration to the NT, Australia, invited seminar to the Faculty at the Department of Political Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
  • Invited participant (2017). Darwin Consultation of Australia’s Refugee Policies, Refugee Council of Australia and Multicultural Council of the NT, Darwin, Australia.
  • Boyle, A., and Golebiowska, K. (2017). Employment and Mobility Trajectories of Overseas-Born Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workers in Darwin, NT, invited presentation at the Australian Research Council (ARC) workshop Migration and the Work of Care: A Northern Australian Perspective, Northern Australia Development Office, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2016). Attracting and Retaining Workers in the North, invited presentation at the Demography Symposium: Northern Population Matters, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K., and Boyle A. (2015). Multicultural Community Engagement with International Education and Training in the Northern Territory, invited presentation to the NT International Education and Training Industry Advisory Group, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K., Boyle, A., and Horvath, D. (2014). A Northern Perspective on the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce, Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Northern Australia Development Conference: A Northern Perspective, Northern Australia Development Office, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K., Boyle, A., and Horvath, D. (2013). Professional Integration and Belonging of Immigrant-born Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (ECEC) in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, invited presentation to the Early Childhood and Education NT Key Stakeholder Advisory Group hosted by the NT Department of Education, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2009). Regional Migration Policy in Australia: Case of the Northern Territory, invited presentation at a public seminar hosted by Réseau international de recherche sur l’immigration en dehors des grands centres & Centre Métropolis Québec, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
  • Garnett, S., Golebiowska, K., and Coe, K. (2007). Invited presentation on the nursing professionals mobility study to the Nursing Directors at the Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.

Other Presentations - Overseas and Australia

  • Golebiowska, K. (2025). Civic Responsibility through Microentrepreneurship: The Case Study of Start:ME Microbusiness Accelerator, Atlanta, USA, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Detroit & virtual, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2024). Using a Business Accelerator Program to Strengthen Communities: Case Study of Start:ME, Atlanta, USA, Australian Population Association Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Poplawska, J.Z. and Golebiowska, K. (2024). Polityka publiczna wobec rynku mieszkaniowego w sytuacji nagłego, masowego napływu migrantów. Studium przypadku Polski i Australii, [Housing Policies and the Sudden and Mass Arrival of Immigrants: Case Studies of Poland and Australia], XIII Konferencja Komitetu Badań nad Migracjami Polskiej Akademii Nauk (PAN), Kraków, Poland, virtual.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2024). Australian Reforms of Permanent and Temporary Migration Steams: Responding to Shifting Global Migration Landscape and National Interests, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Honolulu, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Accelerating Women’s Micro-businesses to Improve Lives: Can Start:ME, a US Microbusiness Accelerator for Disadvantaged Communities, Provide Insights for Asia and the Pacific?, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, Japan, virtual, https://youtu.be/2PcRoAUPfJ4?feature=shared.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). From Entrepreneurial Passion to Practice: Insights from the Start:ME Micro-Business Accelerator in Atlanta, USA, Northern Institute and Australian Population Association seminar, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Catalyzing Business Dreams? Learning from the Start:ME Accelerator for Migrant and Minority Women Micro-entrepreneurs in Atlanta, USA, Migration Institute of Finland, Turku, Finland, virtual https://siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/events/research-seminar-21-november-2023-at-1400-15-30-migrant-and-minority-entrepreneurship/.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). How Can Business Acceleration Assist Migrant Women Micro-entrepreneurs? Insights from the Start:ME Accelerator in Atlanta, USA, Institut National d’Études Démographiques (INED), Paris, France, virtual ined.fr/en/news/scientific-meetings/ined_mondays/how-can-business-acceleration-assist-migrant-women-micro-entrepreneurs-insights-from-the-start-me-accelerator-in-atlanta-usa/.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Business Acceleration for Migrant and Minority Micro-entrepreneurs. Insights from Start:ME Accelerator, University of Stavanger Centre for Innovation Research, Business School, Stavanger, Norway.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Can Business Acceleration be a Transformative Instrument for Migrant, Refugee and Minority Women Micro-Entrepreneurs? Reflections from Atlanta, USA, Regional Studies Association Conference, Ljubljana.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Elevating Entrepreneurial Passion to Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Insights from Start:ME Accelerator, presentation to Start:ME Accelerator community and Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2023). Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship in an Urban Space: Reflections on Lessons in Progress from the US to Australia, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2022). Non-English Speaking Communities And Gambling In Australia’s Northern Territory, 20th Australian Population Association Conference, Canberra, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K., and Kubiciel-Lodzinska, S. (2022). Ukrainian Refugees In Poland’s Opolskie Voivodeship. Insights From A Region In Decline, 20th Australian Population Association Conference, Canberra, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2022). Exploring the Social Geography of Gambling in Non-English-Speaking Communities in Australia’s Northern Territory, presentation to the 11th International Conference on Population Geographies, Tokyo, Japan, virtual.
  • Hill, G., Golebiowska, K. and Woodroffe, T. (2021). Critical Review and Reimagining of Experiences of Navigating Higher Education for First Nations and International Students, virtual presentation to the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Melbourne, Australia.
  • Tan, G., Golebiowska, K., and Rung, D. (2021). Understanding the Mobilities of Humanitarian Migrants in Australia – Findings from the Limestone Coast, presentation to the Regional Refugee Resettlement Forum, Australia, virtual.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2021). Fulbright Project Proposal to Study Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship, virtual talk to the combined meeting of Georgia Immigration and Research Network and Welcoming America One Region Initiative, USA.
  • Golebiowska, K., Mitchell, R., and Boyle A. (2018). Harnessing Ethnocultural Community Knowledge to Understand Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship in Greater Darwin, presentation at the International Metropolis Conference, Sydney, Australia [co-presented with Mitchell, R.]
  • Golebiowska K. (2018). Harnessing Ethnocultural Community Knowledge to Understand Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship in Greater Darwin, presentation at the Australian Population Association conference, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2015). How to Engage ‘Untapped’ Labour Force to Assist Northern Development? Case Study of Darwin NT, presentation at the International Conference of Population Geographies, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2014). How to Engage Recently Arrived Migrants and Refugees in the Darwin Labour Market?, presentation at the Australian Population Association conference, Hobart, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K., Boyle, A., and Horvath, D. (2013). Professional Integration and Belonging of Immigrant-born Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (ECEC) in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Conference, Darwin, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K., (2012). Employment and Mobility Trajectories of Immigrant-born Early Childhood Education and Care Workers in Darwin, NT, presentation at the Australian Population Association conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2011). Expertise of Northern Institute and Opportunities for Potential Collaboration with UNTL, National University of East Timor-Charles Darwin University seminar, Dili, East Timor.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2009). Regional Migration Policy in Australia: Settlement and Economic Outcomes, presentation at the meeting of the Réseau international de recherche sur l’immigration en dehors des grands centres, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2008). Permanent Migration of Former Overseas Students to Australia, International Metropolis Conference, Bonn, Germany.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2008). Are There Transnational Migrant Networks in Regional Australia? International Metropolis Conference, Bonn, Germany.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2008). Workplace Integration of Overseas-Qualified Nurses in the Northern Territory of Australia, International Metropolis Conference, Bonn, Germany.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2008). Employment of Overseas-Qualified Nurses and Midwives in the Northern Territory, Australian Population Association conference, Alice Springs, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2007). Regional Migration Policy in the Northern Territory of Australia, International Metropolis Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2006). Regional Policy for Skilled Migration in Australia and Canada, 13th Biennial Conference of Australian Population Association, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2004). Regional Migration Policies in Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspective, 12th Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, Australia.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2004). Regional Policy for Skilled Migration: Experiences and Lessons from Australia and Canada 1990-2003, Inaugural Workshop of Migration Research Network for Doctoral Students, Canberra, Australia [participation on merit].
  • Golebiowska, K. (2003). Regional Migration Policy in Australia, 6th National Metropolis Conference, Edmonton, Canada.

Other Presentations - Overseas and Australia

Recent Guest Lectures

2023
How Does Australia Settle and Integrate Immigrants?, hosted by Associate Professor Wan Yu, Department of Geography, Binghamton University, NY, USA, virtual.

2023
Economic Empowerment Through Micro-entrepreneurship?, Professor Qingfang Wang class, Department of Public Policy, University of California Riverside, USA, virtual.

2020
Social Research and Epistemology in Practice. The Northern Territory Perspective, Australia. Dr T. Mitander’s class, Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.

2020
Research Methods Seminar for MA Students, Professor M. Rönnblom’s class, Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.

2020
Migration to the NT Podcast Lecture in IAS102 Northern Exposures with Boyle A. for the College of Indigenous Futures, Education and Society, CDU, Author of the script and slides. Produced by Pat Josse, https://vimeo.com/user109043437/review/459224016/f86ae75294%20%5b8.

Presentations to Charles Darwin University

  • Woodroffe, T., Golebiowska, K., Hill, G., and Boyle, A. (2024). Higher Education and First Nations Students: The CDU Story, Northern Institute Seminar Series.
  • Woodroffe, T., Golebiowska, K., Hill, G., and Boyle, A. (2023). Higher Education and First Nations Students: The CDU Story, Northern Institute Seminar Series, www.firstnationssuccess.cdu.edu.au/higher-education-experience-for-first-nations-students-at-cdu.
  • Woodroffe, T., Golebiowska, K., Hill, G., and Boyle, A. (2022). Higher Education and First Nations Students: The CDU Story, Northern Institute Seminar Series, www.firstnationssuccess.cdu.edu.au/higher-education-experience-for-first-nations-students-at-cdu.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2021). Gambling Behaviours in CALD Populations in the Northern Territory, presentation to the Gambling Colloquium, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2019). How to Secure an Ethics Clearance, presentation to HDR Students, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society.
  • Golebiowska, K., and Boyle, A. (2016). Up for the Challenge: Co-locating for Effective Service Delivery. Case Study of Darwin NGOs, presentation in the Faculty of Law, Business, Education and Arts seminar series.
  • Golebiowska, K., and Boyle, A., (2012). Invited seminar presentation on ethics in research to Faculty and students at the School of Education.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2012). Reflections from the 3rd Australasian Ethics Network Conference Brisbane 2012, delivered to The Northern Institute as a contribution to the in-house professional development seminars.
  • Golebiowska, K., and Boyle, A., (2012). The Role of VET in the Employment and Mobility Trajectories of Immigrant-Born Early Childhood Education and Care Workers. Preliminary Findings, presentation to the Faculty of Law, Business, Education and Arts.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2012). Reflections from Secondment to ANU September-December 2012, The Northern Institute Public Seminar Series.
  • Golebiowska, K. and Carson, D. (2009). East Timorese Labour Migration to the Northern Territory – Opportunities for Mutual Benefit, SSPR Public Seminar Series 2009.
  • Golebiowska, K., Carson, D. (2009). Overseas-Born Migrants in the Northern Territory, SSPR Public Seminar Series 2009.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2007). Managing Mobility Among Northern Territory Nurses and Midwives, SSPR Open Day 2007.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2007). Research Methods for Understanding Migration, presentation to SSPR staff at in-house Migration Workshop.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2007). Employment of Overseas-Qualified Nurses and Midwives in the Northern Territory, SSPR Public Seminar Series 2007.
  • Golebiowska, K. (2006). Regional Policy for Skilled Migration in Australia and Canada, SSPR Public Seminar Series 2006.

Presentations to Charles Darwin University

Conference Leadership

  • Session chair (2025). Migration Populations and Refugees, 30th International Population Conference, IUSSP, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Session chair (2024). International  Relations and  Indonesia as a Middle Power, Indonesia and Its Relationship with Its Neighbours as a Regional Power Conference, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
  • Session chair (2024). Households, Australian Population Association Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
  • Session co-convener and co-chair (2024). Policy and Governance Responses to Challenges in Global Migration, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Honolulu, USA, virtual. [with Associate Professor Wan Yu, University of Bighamton, USA]
  • Workshop chair (2023). Entrepreneurship & Innovation 5: Opportunities and Futures, Regional Science Association Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • Workshop chair (2023). Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 1, Regional Science Association Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • Panellist (2023). Research Mentoring V: Thesis/Dissertation Writing and Publications. Theme: Towards More Just Geographies, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.
  • Session chair (2022). Social Demography, Australian Population Association conference, Canberra, Australia.
  • Co-convener (2021). Regional Refugee Settlement Forum and Roundtable (2021), Australia, virtual, https://mailchi.mp/6f196024ffc8/regional-refugee-settlement-forum. [With several colleagues from Australian universities and refugee supporting organisations]
  • Session chair (2018). Health and Wellbeing, Australian Population Association conference, Darwin, Australia.
  • Workshop chair (2009). Representations of Immigration and Immigrants in Printed Media in Selected Regions of Australia & Canada, workshop of members of the Réseau international de recherche sur l’immigration en dehors des grands centres, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
  • Workshop convenor and chair (2008). Immigrant Integration in a Workplace: International Perspectives on Policy and Practice, International Metropolis Conference, Bonn, Germany.
  • Secretary, Organising Committee of the Australian Population Conference (2007-2008), Alice Springs, Australia.
  • Lead, Media Committee supporting the Australian Population Conference Organising Committee (2008), Darwin-Alice Springs, Australia.
  • Workshop chair (2008). Migrant Decision-Making and Experiences, Australian Population Association Conference, Alice Springs, Australia.
  • Workshop co-convenor and co-chair (2007). International Perspectives on Policies for Regional Settlement of Immigrants, International Metropolis Conference, Melbourne, Australia. [with Prof. M. Vatz-Laaroussi, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada]

Other Research Activities at Charles Darwin University

  • Seminar convenor and chair (2020 – Present). Final Thesis Seminar Series for Master of Public Policy students. 21 seminars convened and chaired including sem. 1, 2025. Northern Institute, Darwin. 
  • Facilitator (2022). Research Writing Retreat for Higher Degree by Research students and Early Career Researchers, College of Indigenous Futures, Education and the Arts with Asia Pacific College of Business and Law.
  • Workshop convenor and chair (2017). Harnessing Ethnocultural Community Knowledge to Understand Immigrant Women Entrepreneurship in Greater Darwin, workshop with invited non-English speaking community leaders in Greater Darwin hosted in partnership with the Multicultural Council of the NT and Boyle, A. (Northern Institute).
  • Meeting co-chair and co-convener with Boyle, A. (2016). The Up for the Challenge: Co-locating for Effective Service Delivery: A Case Study of Darwin NGOs project team meeting to share with the NGO Reference Group the preliminary results.
  • Meeting chair and co-convener with Boyle, A. (2015). The Up for the Challenge: Co-locating for Effective Service Delivery: A Case Study of Darwin NGOs project team meeting with the NGO Advisory Group to set the scope of research.
  • Seminar chair and co-convener with Boyle, A. (2015). Presentation of final results from the How to Mobilise the ‘Untapped’ Labour Force for Northern Development? project to business, government, training providers and NGOs.
  • Workshop chair and co-convener with Boyle, A., McKay, J., Brenton, M. and Curry, C. (2014). Workshop for business, government, training providers and NGOs to inform the data collection in the How to Mobilise the ‘Untapped’ Labour Force for Northern Development? project and understand the end-user needs.
  • Seminar chair and co-convener with Boyle, A. and Horvath, D. (2013). Employment and Mobility Trajectories of Overseas-Born ECEC Workers in Darwin, NT project team presentation of the final research findings to the Industry Reference Group.
  • Meeting co-chair and co-convener with Boyle, A. and Horvath, D. (2012). Inaugural meeting of the Employment and Mobility Trajectories of Overseas-Born ECEC Workers in Darwin, NT project team with the Industry Reference Group.

Other Research Activities at Charles Darwin University