In response to Europe’s refugee crisis, EUA presented the Refugees Welcome Map on 29 February 2016.
Scholars, researchers, students and university staff are among the thousands of people who have been forced to flee their countries. The Refugees Welcome Map demonstrates in an interactive way how higher education institutions all over Europe are responding by engaging them and assisting them in continuing their studies, research and academic careers. More...
With the Refugees Welcome Map, EUA aims to showcase and document the commitment of higher education institutions and tertiary education sector organisations in supporting refugee students, academics and university staff. Their initiatives and activities will be presented in an interactive map on 29 February 2016. More...
Training alliance was established by the German government in December 2014. It gathers together leading business associations, trade unions, federal states and the federal employment agency with the aim of strengthening vocational education and training (VET). More...
Up to September 30, 56 356 applications for asylum had been filed in Austria in 2015, compared to 17 010 in 2014 (cf. Asylstatistik 09/2015). In the federal capital Vienna (which is the most populous Austrian province), three projects are currently aiming to make the education and labour market integration of refugees easier. More...
Many refugees are entering Germany, offering a challenge to society in which education plays a key role. Education supports immigrant integration, including many children and young people. Immigrant integration also raises many questions, such as their legal situation, opportunities that exist in different areas of education, and the support that is available. More...
By Brendan O’Malley. By using on-site tutors and learning communities, massive open online courses or MOOCs can be successfully adapted to support the expansion of access to higher education to refugees in fragile situations and maintain learner motivation, a study carried out in refugee camps and urban settings in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East has found. Read more...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As part of a joint effort to improve the lives of thousands of newly arrived Syrian and other refugees in Europe, edX today announced a partnership with Kiron that offers a pathway to earn free college credit. More...
By Brendan O'Malley. A political crisis is engulfing Europe as a result of the rising number of refugees queuing at the European Union’s borders and making their way across the continent in search of a place to rebuild their lives. Read more...
By . Aaron is a teacher whose classroom is full of infectious energy. In his spare time, he reads about cognitive behavioral therapy to try to meet the needs of his Syrian refugee students. More...
By . Five years ago, the state of Lebanon’s public education system was rarely a topic of discussion. In fact, less than one-third of the country’s children enroll in public school (around 300,000 students a year). More...
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