More Syrians in Lebanon: Fewer in Universities

By Emma Gatten - Al-Fanar. Syrian refugees in Lebanon are losing out when it comes to gaining a university education, a new study released this week has found. Financial constraints and language barriers, coupled with a lack of institutional aid, all contribute to low enrollment numbers of Syrian refugees at Lebanese universities, according to the report from the Institute of International Education and University of California at Davis. While there are up to 70,000 displaced Syrian university students in Lebanon, according to researchers’ estimates, at most only 10,000 of them are enrolled in Lebanese universities. More...