Financial support

TU Berlin (Germany)

Country: Germany
Istitutions: TU Berlin
Name of the Experience: In(2)TU Berlin

Description
Several facilities of TU Berlin are working together to enhance the academic and social situation of Syrian refugees at campus.

Main initiatives are:

1. Studienkolleg: Teaching German language exclusively for Syrian refugees to make them ready to attend lectures. Language stage C1 is needed for matriculation at TU Berlin.

2. In(2) TU Berlin: Refugees can attend classes without proper matriculation as guest students. When they pass the exam the received credit points are valid after matriculation.

3. Student counseling: General counseling of students who want to study at TUBerlin has additionally counseling Syrian students. This includes selection of suitable study programs, legal and administrative organization and career counseling. also the link between all other initiatives for refugees at TU Berlin. It as well connects to:

4. Psychological counseling: Several types of phobias are present among students, most often related to examination. Traumatized refugee students are advised in this unit and get recommendations for further treatment.

5. In(2) Tu Berlin Kultur Café: cultural exchange in a small café with thematic evenings. The students get into personal contact via music and other cultural activities.

The connection takes place between Syrian, other international and German students as well.

The management and connection of these offers makes the initiative successful and a key feature of universities effort to lower the obstacles of refugees to enter the higher education system.

More information at:

• TU Berlin
• In(2)TU Berlin

Impact

The initiative is running until October 2015. Until now, 2,600 refugees attended a personal information session. 1,400 obtained special consultation sessions. In relation to 10,000 information and 4,000 personal counseling sessions performed for all students this outcome seems to have a high impact and acceptance among the refugee students. Counselling is mainly done by one member of the student counselling office, a psychologist and several teachers for German language at Studienkolleg. A strong benefit of the initiatives in German language which is a substantial obstacle to enter university as the conditions are C1 level which is very ambitious to get in a short period of time. Legal aspects when entering a foreign administrative system is almost impossible to handle without help. This includes the whole options of German study programs but additionally of the German labour market

 Relevance of the development of initiative in its specific context

Especially in Berlin the number of Syrian refugees is very high and the number of refugees who want to start or continue their academic education as well. Therefore, support is given by the government, DAAD funding especially for language courses and the local municipality.

Sustainability

First counselling sessions for In(2)TU Berlin program do not show a trend over time concerning the number of participants. For personal consultation the numbers are decreasing. This may be a result of the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey where refugees with an academic background are not allowed to go to Europe, especially Germany. Overall attendance numbers proof the need for the initiative. A general observation is that the number of refugees who take advantage of psychological help increases. The initiative is deeply implemented in the administrative procedures of students counselling and therefore is designed to be long-lasting and sustainable.

Transferability

Beside specialties of national language, legal and administration issues the main advantage is the connection between these facilities and the capability to create strong network inside and outside university in a holistic way. This is exportable to any other situation concerning counseling of refugee students

Innovative character

Connection of facilities and interdisciplinary approaches to enhance the situation of refugees at university is not a new strategy but usually processes lack strong connections and synergy which increase high efficiency in a small amount of time. Taking the long-lasting structures like student counseling to face new problems makes processes more stable.

University of Barcelona (Spain)

Country: Spain
Institutions: University of Barcelona
Name of the initiative: Transition to graduate studies and training in human rights

Description

The Transition to graduate studies and training in human rights is one of the action lines of the University of Barcelona Refugee Support Program. The Transition course is a pilot project and it started the first edition in October 2016. During the course 2017-2018 will start the second edition.

The transition course provides with a full scholarship (accommodation, free tuition, psychological and legal assistance, social integration measure, etc). During the first edition a total amount of 15 students, coming mainly from Syria, have joint the scholarship.

The transitional course is a preparatory course divided in three modules: Spanish and Catalanlearning language; preparation to the selectivity and human rights module. The course is cofunded by the University of Barcelona and the Barcelona City Council. During the first edition the implementation of different measures (legal assistance, medical assistance, language couples, etc) have allowed to create an internal network (among the different Faculties and departments of the University of Barcelona) and an external network (with the city council and other NGOs that are working into topics related to refugee population, integration, etc)

Impact

The transitional course has reach 15 students: 13 Syrian students, 1 Afghan student and 1 Palestinian student. 14 of them will enrol during the academic year 2017-2018 in different university studies and educational cycles.

At the internal level the institutional commitment has been a vital factor for the success ofthe initiative. We have to point out that the City Council commitment with the initiative is also an important point.

Relevance of the development of initiative in its specific context

The initiative is pioneering in Spain and it has allowed the University to develop its social responsibility chapter. The initiative has also interested different universities that want to replicate the same model.

 Sustainability

Economically, the initiative counts with a budget and it is cofunded by the Barcelona City Council and the University of Barcelona. In terms of viability, there is a political commitment to continue with the initiative.

Transferability

The initiative can be transferable to different actors.

Tested

It hasn’t been tested. There will be a first evaluation of the initiative in October – November 2017.

Innovative character

The innovative character is double:

• The introduction of a global and integral approach. This global and integral approach (orientation, physical and mental health, legal assistance, language learning, human rights, etc) is possible thanks to the links with different Faculties and departments and their collaboration.

• The human rights approach. The course is addressed to consider students as current and future peacebuilders. The course will give the students the abilities and knowledge needed to handle conflicts.

Barcelona City Council (Spain)

Country: Spain
Institutions: Barcelona City Council
Name of the Experience: Barcelona Ciutat Refugi / Barcelona, Refuge City

Description

The City Council has been offering support to migrants and asylum seekers since 1999, through the Care Service for Immigrants, Emigrants and Refugees (SAIER). It collaborates, through subsidies, with city NGOs working in asylum and in international development cooperation and education, which have been squeezed hard in recent years by Spanish and Catalan government cuts. It has also had the Barcelona International Peace Resource Centre (CRIPB) since 2009, which promotes peace cultures through dialogue, awareness raising and training in crisis management and conflict resolution.

The “Barcelona, Refuge City” plan was launched in September 2015 in response to the crisis and gear the city up to receiving and assisting refugees, providing the necessary services and guaranteeing their rights, and to calling on states to respect the most elementary standards of humanitarian law.

Our goal is an ambitious one: to equip Barcelona with its own, permanent, comprehensive reception model

The “Barcelona, Refuge City” plan operates on four main lines that involve various City Council departments and services:

Reception strategy: defines Barcelona’s reception model and strategy and the implementation stages. The aim is to minimise its impact and implement it in the most effective way possible, taking into account refugees’ needs and rights but also those of the city’s population.

Care for refugees already in Barcelona: this means bolstering the Care Service for Immigrants, Emigrants and Refugees (SAIER) and designing a care programme that offers protection and assistance to asylum seekers already in Barcelona who are receiving no help from the state programme.

Citizen participation and information: the plan includes a civic space for coordinating the efforts of the City Council and NGOs in all the voluntary work, awareness-raising and development education tasks. Transparent information tools have also been set in motion, such as this website and a newsletter that will be sent regularly to anyone who is interested in receiving it.

Action abroad: the City Council is pushing for coordination and mutual support between European cities, both on a city-to-city basis as well as in the international networks they belong too. It has also increased the subsidies for NGOs working on the ground, at source and en route.

More information in: Barcelona, Refuge City

Impact

The refugees living in Barcelona arrived here on their own account, individually or with their families, by various routes, through Greece and Turkey, the north of Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla or by plane with a tourist visa. SAIER attended to nearly 1,400 people in 2015, 60% more than in the previous year and four times the number for 2012.

The Municipal Reception Programme was launched in 2015 to protect and provide shelter for these people via an agreement with two of the three social entities delegated by the central government to handle the reception process, ACCEM and CEAR. The initiative is now being extended to include other refuge entities working in Catalonia, with agreements being drawn up with the Fundació Benallar, Iniciatives Solidàries, Fundació Ficat and the Associació catalana per a la integració d’homosexuals, bisexuals i transexuals immigrants (Acathi). Psychological support for all users will be provided by the Fundació Exil.

The programme creates a permanent, stable structure for the care and social support of these people and 82 accommodation places in Barcelona, which will provide a service for at least 164 people a year. The cost of the programme, borne by City Council, is 800,000 euros a year, which works out at 30 euros per person per day.

The City Council also gives support other initiatives in Barcelona. The City Council and city associations have educational resources, as well as development education and awareness-raising tools, designed for civil society in general.

The “Barcelona, Refuge City” plan’s civic space is channelling the offers for volunteering that it has been receiving through the Catalan Federation of Social Volunteering (FCVS). The aim is to have a database of everyone who wishes to help and can respond to offers when necessary.

• Information and awareness-raising activities
• Environment-discovery, leisure and cultural activities
• Reception and free-time activities for children
• Knowledge of the language (language couples)
• Communication: help in promoting solidarity initiatives and campaigns, social networks and so on

Relevance of the development of initiative in its specific context

Asylum policy is the State’s responsibility, so the time scale and the number of people coming to Barcelona will depend on the Spanish government and its European commitments. But the central government’s paralysis and lack of information and coordination with regional and local authorities are not only preventing us from gearing up for the arrival of refugees but also creating expectations that are not being met, similar to the situation that arose in the autumn of 2015, when Spain was preparing to receive a high number of refugees relocated from Italy and Greece who did not arrive.

in this context of uncertainty that the “Barcelona, Refuge City” is anticipating events and preparing the city to respond effectively to any scenario: a standard number of people arriving under the European quotas, a massive number of people arriving under unforeseen circumstances or a constant flow of individuals and families arriving out of the blue.

The preparations have been carried out by the city’s urban resilience committees, comprising representatives of many municipal departments and services.

Sustainability

In terms of political sustainability, Refuge City is part of the Barcelona City Council Govern measures. And it is depending to the Fourth Deputy Mayor’s Office and the Social Rights Manager’s Office.

In terms of economic sustainability “Barcelona, Refuge City” has its own budget coming from the public taxes. The City Council will work to accede to European grants in order to complement the budget item.

In terms of social sustainability, the plan action and the initiatives supported have the commitment of the civil society represented at the Espai Social.

Transferability

The action is transferable, in fact, it has been replicated by other Catalan and Spanish municipalities

Innovation

The initiative is innovative because the political commitment and the wide scope of actions/activities involved and coordinated by the City Council. All the activities served to the main principles identified in the action plan and give answers to refugee and to the civil society, creating spaces for the collaboration, exchange, learning and proposition.

Ministry of Interior. Government of Italy (Italy)

Country: Italy
Institutions: Government of Italy
Name of the Experience: 100 scholarships for students covered by international protection

Description

According to the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI), in cooperation with ANDISU (National Association of Organizations for Right to Study), the Italian Ministry of Interior offers 100 scholarships for A.Y. 2017/18 to students with international protection (refugee status or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection) holding an education title suitable for access to chosen Bachelors, Masters or PhD programmes.

The scholarships are awarded by the university, possibly in cooperation with the Regional Authorities for the Right to Study, and entitle students to exemption from taxes and university tuition, accommodation services (room and board), access to university facilities (centres, libraries). Other additional services may be offered by third parties.

The calls for application (2016-2017 and 2017-2018) address students with refugee or subsidiary protection status.

Impact

The real impact needs a longer time to be assessed; however, the envisaged impact is that young migrants will concretely contribute to the progress of civil society. The huge number of migrants will be a resource for the hosting country, rather than a burden.

Relevance of the development of initiative in its specific context

Considering the increase in immigration flows towards Italy and the humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean region, it is important to implement new policies aimed at fostering the integration of migrants in Italian society; especially those addressing vulnerable groups such as young refugee students. This approach guarantees dignity to the person and is not based on mere charity.

Partnership and Financing: scholarships are granted by the Italian Ministry of Interior in collaboration with the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) and the National Association of Organizations for Right to study (ANDISU).

The scholarships cover tuition and access to university facilities (centres, libraries). Accommodation services (room and board), if not provided by the university, are funded by the Italian Ministry of Interior. Other additional services may be offered by third parties.

Winners of the previous call (A.Y. 2016/2017) are entitled to obtain a new scholarship for the following academic year upon completing at least 20 ECTS as of 10/08/2017 or 15 ECTS by 16/07/2017.

Sustainability

There is evidence to suggest that this initiative is highly sustainable, as based on education and cultural integration. The scholarship beneficiaries get direct access to the Italian education system. They will obtain a degree allowing them to access further studies, in Italy, in the EU, and in the rest of the world, taking advantage of the Diploma Supplement. All these aspects drive better integration in the job market and in daily life.

Transferability

This is a very easily transferable model, and can address students at all levels, including the PhD level.

Innovative character

This initiative is innovative for the specific beneficiary category. The Italian system already funds scholarships for foreign students, but only since 2016 that there is an additional call for students with refugee or subsidiary protection status. Indeed, the idea behind this initiative is that the political recognition of education can be used as an essential multiplier tool for educating and integrating young migrants, thus fostering the growth and progress of society. In this way, the refugee or the holder of subsidiary protection becomes a resource for the hosting countries.

The Conference of Italian University Rectors has informed all Italian universities of the ongoing initiative; all relevant administrative and academic staff have been involved in the pre-acceptance procedure as well as in the enrolment phases.

Sulaimani Polytechnic University (Iraq)

Country: Iraq
Institutions: Sulaimani Polytechnic University
Name of the Experience: No lost Syrian Generations: Supporting Syrian refugee students to learn and train at the Sulaimani Polytechnic University

Description

Since the start of Syrian crisis, the city of Sulaimani in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been welcoming Syrian refugees both in camp and host communities, reaching about 29,229 refugees in October 2016 according to a statistic from UNHCR. The same statistic shows that a high majority of these refugees age between 18-59. Among them, many university level students are on the verge of being a lost generation and are desperately waiting for opportunities to study at the local universities.

Understanding the concerns and the critical needs of the young Syrian students and their families to build secure and build their future through post-high school formal education and training, the Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU) has been actively and keenly looking for opportunities to support Syrian refugee students with their post-high school education goals and aspirations.

SPU has successfully secured fund from Education to Refugees in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund (DAFI) Scholarship Program in partnership with UNHCR, DAAD, British Council, and KRI’s Ministry of Higher Education to welcome eight Syrian students to complete their Diploma and Bachelor’s studies at SPU as the following:

• Four students in Administration Department, Technical College of Administration
• Two students in Production and Metals Department, Technical College of Engineering
• One student in Pharmacology Department, Sulaimani Technical Institute
• One student in Database systems Department, Computer Institute

Among the local universities, SPU offers the advantage of teaching and training in a wide range of specialties in college (Bachelor’s level), institute (Diploma level), and TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) for short and longer term studies and across different geographic locations in Sulaimani province, some very close to IDP and refugees camps.

As a polytechnic university, SPU’s teaching pedagogy, training approach, and motto emphasize “learn to apply”. SPU students graduate with latest knowledge and life skills that can help them build a successful career in academia and public and private sectors.

In line with its social responsibility goals and strong connection to its community’s needs (including those of the Syrian refugees in Kurdistan Region and Iraq), SPU is seeking financial support from RESCUE and Erasmus+ programs to extend its supports to the eager Syrian students awaiting to resume/start their post-high school studying at their host community.

More information at Sulaimani Polytechnic University

Impact

Due to the limited scholarship seats from DAFI and lack of other funds, currently only eight students are enrolled at the Sulaimani Polytechnic University in the fields explained above.

In addition to all the regular services offered by the university to all the registered students (including the Syrian students), the followings are some of the extra services secured/offered to the Syrian students:

• Securing accommodation units within the University’s limited number of students housing (5 of the students are from outside the city). The accommodation annual fee of 100,000 IQD (about 80$) and pocket money for personal expenses are paid by UNHCR.
• Offering special student registration services with dedicated staff to facilitate a smooth and easy registration and transition to SPU system.
•  Removing logistical and bureaucratical barriers that may hinder or delay the students’ registration at a local university and settling processes by taking a few measures:
  • Accepting non-original transcript copies for registration purposes (after obtaining a written pledge from the students about the authenticity of the content) until UNHCR arranges and send the accepted students’ original transcripts to SPU (after certifying them at the Ministry of Education of Kurdistan Region).
  • Waiving accommodation guarantee requirements and accepting UNHCR pro42 Refugees Education Support in Mena CoUntriEs vided ID as guarantee.
  • We apply the same local fee rates (which varies from a program to another) as the local students who enter SPU in the so called parallel education system, as per KRI’s Ministry of Higher Education regulations.
  • The students’ very positive experience testifies to SPU’s interest and abilities to offer best practices in teaching and training Syrian refugee students, as a tested by an end year evaluation session carried out by Darya Organization for Developing Women and Community in partnership with UNHCR

SPU has received DAFI scholarship funding in partnership between UNHCR, DAAD, British Council, and KR’s Ministry of Higher Education in support of the initiation.

The financial aid is used to cover the tuition fee of the programs. SPU’s support and aids come in non-cash contributions to the program.

As indicated above, the program terms and agreements are done in collaboration with the funding bodies, UNHCR and KRI’s Ministry of Higher Education. The tuition and student housing fees are paid by DAFI and UNHCR.

Specific program design and implementation (including student services and educational activities) are done by SPU.

Define the institutional collaboration agent: Municipalities, Governorates, Education ministries, NGOs, co-funded projects, DAFI and UNHCR are co-funding the project.

Sustainability

This and similar projects have been part of SPU’s current and future strategies for the extending its supports, services, and outreach to the local community (including the refugees and IDPs). The initiation also complies with our social responsibility, diversity, and internationalization goals and commitments. We believe that the refugees and IDPs are an integral part of the local community and we will continue to serve and expand our timely support to them to achieve their long-term career and life goals. We continue to work on helping and involving the refugees, IDPs, and other disadvantaged learners in our community.

There is a variation in individual program’s tuition fees, but in general the fees range between 1,200 to 2,400$. This is the same fee amount applied to local students admitted to the highly competitive and limited seats of parallel system. The current funding will cover all the eight students’ tuition fees for the duration of the entire duration of their studying. As we hope and plan to expand our support, we will continue to actively look for and so licit for additional funding from the local and international aiding organizations and local government. We will also explore options to self-fund some of our initiations based on our university’s budget and income.

Transferability

The SPU initiative has great potentials to be transferred and replicated by other educational institutions in the region and other countries. We will be happy to share our experience and expand our program’s practice and scope by collaborating with other members from the Association of Arab Universities and outside.

The SPU initiative is inclusive and responsive to different groups’ needs. So also beneficial to other groups of disadvantaged learners, including IDPs (Internally Displaced People).

Tested

This was the first initiative from SPU, but we are in contact with related local and international organizations to expand and enhance our initiation based on feedback and needs. That is how we got involved with Darya Organization for Developing Women and Community in their end year evaluation to the initiation.

Innovative character

Education approach at SPU is innovative and is informed by its community’s needs, stateof- art applied knowledge, and the experience of the existing approaches. In laying its strategy, SPU consult ad involve its local community as well as academic and industry partners inside and outside the region (including growing international partners). In admitting the Syrian students to our programs, we responded to the demands for specialties that with good career prospect in the region.

Yarmouk University (Jordan)

Country: Jordan
Institutions: Yarmouk University
Name of the Experience: Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Centre

Description

Yarmouk University (YU) is hosting about 400 refugee students, where the majority of them are Syrians.

Therefore Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Centre supports the studies related to refugees. In addition, it integrates faculty members and other staff in many initiatives to serve refugees.

The center has conducted two international conferences about refugees, the last one was held in May 2017 entitled “refugees in the middle east and human security”. In addition, there was a symposium and a workshop regarding Syrian crisis.

The center has published a book about the Jordanian perception of the spillover of Syrian crisis in Jordan. It has also done an extensive work in order to establish ties and relation with the international donors such as HOPES in order to explore opportunities to fund Syrian refugee’s students and Jordanians at Yarmouk University.

We have created a focus group for Syrian refugee students at Yarmouk University in order discuss their challenges that face them and opportunities they can benefit from.

The center has visited several refugee camps In Jordan such as Al-Zataari refugee camp. Faculty members have participated in that visit which aimed at examining the current educational situation of refugee students at Al-Zataari camp.

Yarmouk University is working with the UNESCO to empower Syrian Refugee students in the higher education system in Jordan. In collaboration with Queen Rania Centre at Yarmouk University, this initiative provides scholarships to 174 students to join diploma programs in many fields.

The center is currently investigating the level of expertise of the refugee students at the post graduate level in order to offer them specific training and activities that directly andindirectly support them

More information at:

• Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center
• Yarmouk University

Impact

The number of refugee students is 400 in all faculties.

Some of them are getting support and scholarships from other organizations that the center has relationships with.

The organized workshops have increased the awareness toward refugees challenges in Jordan.

In addition, they increased the number of donors who show their interests to collaborate with the center in conducting studies about refugee issues in Northern Jordan.

Faculty members in the universities become involved in writing proposals, teaching refugee students, etc.

Relevance of the development of initiative in its specific context

20% of the total population in Jordan is Syrian refugees. In Northern Jordan this percent is much higher.

Therefor the center is working closely with refugees and academic staff to coordinate all activities that may serve refugee students. Scholarships are provided by the many institutions, this effort requires some organization by a central unit at Yarmouk University.

Sustainability

The refugee center is sustainable in nature, efforts have been made to solidify the activities to be provided by this unit, maintaining relationships and engaging funded projects into the future. It adds another level of interconnectivity which allows for better communication between refugee students, NGOs and academic staff.

This will also help Jordanians to get involved in trending academic tracks. The activities are shared on social media and other communication media to help the involved students to get scholarships to pursue their graduate level education based on a dissemination strategy.

Transferability

Sharing activities on social media, website, workshops on the services provided by the unit. Administration and academics staff from other universities will be invited to those events.

Innovative character

a) Building-up of capacity to provide psychological e-counseling services to refugee
b) Prove an innovative ways to increase awareness about the issues of refugees in Northern Jordan
c) Developing and implementing new approaches to train faculty members and administrative staff
d) Internships are offered to international students to work with center at the refugee during summer time

Other/additional information

e) The center is creating smart mobile apps to help refugee’s students to discuss their problems with psychosocial experts.
f) The initiatives have considered specific options to support students at the post graduate level.

Zarqa University (Jordan)

Country: Jordan
Institutions: Zarqa University
Name of Experience: English courses (by British Council) and labour market Integration

Description

The university is hosting 1047 refugee student mainly from Syria. These students receive services from student’s affair services common to all students. The university realized that refugee students need:

• financial and psychiatric support
• integration courses into new education system

Therefore, university is working on developing new services:

• academic orientation
• special transportation arrangements for refugee camps
• library and study rooms

Nowadays, Zarqa University is hosting:

• English language courses given by British council in collaboration with local and international organizations university English courses. The British Council offers scholarships. The English language learning is needed in order to facilitate the success into the Jordan Higher Education System where the classes are given mainly in English.

• The University is participating in an employment program addressed to Syrian students within the Edu-Syria Scholarship program. 21 Syrian students have been employed in various departments and Faculties at the university, and also will work on employing students with difficult circumstances during the coming semesters. This initiative is to follow up on the situations of Syrian students’ refugee to improve their income, as a result of current conditions. 50 Refugees Education Support in Mena CoUntriEs.

Other student services provided by the University:

• Orientation
•  Health insurance
• Transportation
•  Study room for refugee students
• Small library for refugee students

The university would like to unify its array of services available to refugees in one center to allow managing and improving services in more efficient way.

More information about the project:

• Zarqa University
• British Council English courses
• Edu-Syria 

Impact

1047 students in all faculties.

The initiative anticipated benefits are shown in the survey about refugee student’s needs, which proved the need for English and basic science courses, and career development courses.

The English courses have more than 85 % of Syrian refugees enrolled.

Zarqa University is collaborating with the following NGOs and institutions in order to support refugee students:

• EDU-Syria 1 and 2: Madad fund (Erasmus+) in collaboration with German Jordan University is supporting refugee students with full scholarships
• DAFI and Alhakeer funds is providing full scholarships
• Recentlly, university signed agreement with HOPES to give scholarships for master students. 4) Emarati Red Crescent Fund.
• Amal Foundation
• Alhakeer
• Awon fund
• Algharra fund

Transferability

Transferability can be encouraged by holding workshops and sharing with other institutions.

Innovative character

The innovative aspect is the interaction with NGOs, this allow brining diverse array of services to students and non-student refugees in the future.

Other/additional information

Future collaboration with NGO’s initiatives will bring services to refugee students.

Some challenges have been identified, for exemple, the continuous collaboration with NGO’s is needed to bring specific services to refugee students, like postgraduate scholarships, career orientation, legal consulting. etc.

There are plans to develop preparation academic courses for discounted refugees to help in integration due to difference between education systems.