Recognizing Refugees’ Qualifications

This issue is fully devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives. Read the papers selected for two dossiers, one on The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?, with papers from Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and the US and the second on the initiatives developed to assist Refugees wishing to integrate higher education. IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
Recognizing Refugees’ Qualifications
In the course of 2015, some 1 million refugees or persons claiming refugee status came to Europe. The total number of refugees hosted by one Council of Europe member state – Turkey – now approaches three million. Many of them have higher education qualifications but face problems having them recognized in their host country.
Qualifications are like speaking a language: if you do not practice, you lose the ability. If refugees cannot use their qualifications, they will eventually lose them, they will become disillusioned and some may even turn to violent extremism. More in IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.