L’ENCYCLOPEDIE DES MIGRANTS est un projet de coopération européenne transnationale entre le Portugal, l’Espagne la France et le territoire d’outre-mer britannique Gibraltar qui vise à réunir et confronter les compétences et les expériences croisées de citoyens, de chercheurs, de pédagogues, d’artistes et de décideurs publics locaux pour lutter contre l’exclusion sociale des migrants. Voir l'article...
'Sanctuary campus' protests target potential immigration policies
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. College campuses have become new battlegrounds over immigration as student protests pick up around the US in the wake of last week's presidential election. More...
Attending to the Digital
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Attending to the Digital
Audrey Watters, Hack Education, 2016/10/24
Interesting article from Audrey Watters, as is so often the case, and I like the focus on the origins of the meaning of the word 'attention' and the oft-cited concern that the digital is creating an attention deficit. "You can see that the noun is accompanied by all sorts of verbs. More...
Highly educated immigrants boost economy – Analysis
By Jan Petter Myklebust. The inward migration of foreign experts, including university teachers and researchers, is good business for Denmark regardless if they are coming from India, China or Germany, according to a new analysis of Danish registry statistics – among the most complete in the world. Read more...
Festival Migrant’scène du 12 novembre au 4 décembre
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Né à Toulouse en 2000 et structuré à l’échelle nationale depuis 2006, le Festival MIGRANT’SCÈNE, organisé par la CIMADE, réunit et mobilise les milieux de l’éducation populaire, de l’art, de l’éducation, de la culture, de la solidarité ou encore de la recherche, au profit de publics larges et variés. Suite...
College partnerships focus on immigrants
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Efforts to increase education and training opportunities for the nation’s growing population of immigrants offers benefits for community colleges, as well as immigrant families and the U.S. economy. More...
No 10 rejects idea that foreign students should not count as immigrants
By Rowena Mason. Downing Street says it is not looking at removing students from official figures after chancellor suggests definition of immigrant may be reviewed. More...
OECD countries need to address the migration backlash
The public is losing faith in the capacity of governments to manage migration. Opinion polls in a wide range of countries suggest that the share of the public holding extreme anti-immigration views has grown in recent years and that these extreme views are more frequently heard in public debates. More...
Children of immigrants more likely to go into higher education – study
By Sally Weale. Nearly 60% of people aged 25-45 with foreign-born parents enter higher education in England compared with 46% of others. More...
Of course I went to university – that’s the ‘immigrant effect’
By . Growing up in London, I saw child-rearing practices from all over. But our parents all had one focus: education was valued as a route out of poverty. More...
