The APMRN was established in 1995 as a research project of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme of UNESCO, with its secretariat located at the University of Wollongong, Australia. The APMRN is a collaborative organisation of researchers and scholars interested in all aspects of migration, who are organised through autonomous regional networks including Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The central focus of the project is the long-term role of migration and ethno-cultural diversity as factors in transforming the societies of the Asia-Pacific Region. 

The Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora was established in the University of Hyderabad in 1995. The Centre's remit is to carry out interdisciplinary studies on overseas Indians, who today constitute nearly 15 million, spread over seventy countries.

Eurostat's mission is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical information service by collating and harmonising data provided by European member states. This ensures that comparisons can be made between countries and regions.

The Institute for the Study of International Migration was founded in 1998 and is affiliated with the law centre at Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States. ISIM focuses on all aspects of international migration, including the causes of and potential responses to population movements, immigration and refugee law and policy, comparative migration studies, the integration of immigrants into their host societies, and the effects of international migration on social, economic, demographic, foreign policy and national security concerns.

The OECD groups 30 member countries that share a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation. Its migration section is based on continued monitoring of migration movements and policies in member countries and outside the OECD area, and in-depth analysis of the economic and social aspects of migration.

SESTAT is a comprehensive and integrated system of information — run by the US National Science Foundation — about the employment, educational, and demographic characteristics of scientists and engineers in the United States.

SCBA is a non-profit organisation founded in 1984 to promote research in biosciences, facilitate professional contact among its members and to establish a spirit of fraternity and international cooperation.

TOKTEN is a global mechanism run by the United Nations Development Programme for tapping on expatriate nationals, who had migrated to other countries and achieved professional success abroad, and mobilising them to undertake short-term consultancies in their countries of origin. This approach aims to help to reduce the adverse effects of the brain drain.