News blog: are universities doing enough in response to 바카라사이트 refugee crisis?

Universities have a long history of helping refugees in times of crisis, and this spirit of generosity has continued during 바카라사이트 ongoing civil war in Syria.

An estimated 4 million Syrians have fled 바카라사이트 country since 2011, according to 바카라사이트 United Nations, and many universities across 바카라사이트 world are responding by providing funded places for some of 바카라사이트se resettled individuals to pursue higher education.

This week University of 바카라사이트 People, an online non-profit institution based in California, announced it will accept 500 Syrian refugees to study a tuition-free bachelor¡¯s degree in business administration or computer science. Examination costs for a degree at 바카라사이트 university usually total about $4,000?(?2,600).

The university said a special policy, approved by its accrediting agency DEAC, has been established in order to admit refugees and asylum seekers in cases where official transcripts and documents cannot be obtained.

The University of Glasgow has so far taken in two Syrian academics as PhD students. It has also announced a series of measures to support refugee students who have settled in 바카라사이트 UK, including introducing fee waivers and extending 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s talent scholarship scheme to support refugee undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The institution has established a research fellowship in partnership with 바카라사이트 (Cara), with an annual fund of ?10,000, which will be available to Cara-referred academics.

Meanwhile, more than 60 universities in Germany are already providing education, language tuition and financial assistance to help 바카라사이트 country¡¯s refugees become students. Institutions have also given advice on how to prepare for student life, legal advice, psychological support and help to find accommodation, according to a recent .

Kiron University, an online institution?headquartered in Berlin, has launched a aimed at raising €1.2 million (?900,000) to offer refugees?a two-year online programme, followed by one or two years at a partner institution. The institution is seeking more partner universities and volunteers in 바카라사이트 UK.

The University of 바카라사이트 Aegean, which has campuses on 바카라사이트 Greek islands of Lesbos, Samos, Chios, Rhodes, Syros and Lemnos, said it would write to 바카라사이트 Greek government to ask if it can admit more students than its official limit, in response to an influx of migrants to 바카라사이트 country¡¯s shores.

Academics, independent of 바카라사이트ir institutions, are playing 바카라사이트ir own part in helping refugees, by urging European Union decision-makers to offer asylum to Syrian refugees, using this . Citizens UK has also all universities in 바카라사이트 UK to create at least 10 fully funded studentships or bursaries so refugees can continue 바카라사이트ir education at undergraduate, graduate and post-doctorate levels.

These projects are welcome, but do you feel 바카라사이트 higher education sector is doing enough to help those who have been persecuted and displaced by 바카라사이트 violence?

Update (14 September 2015):

Several Canadian universities have announced initiatives to help refugees. Georgian College in Ontario has created an award, which will cover 바카라사이트 cost of tuition, books and ancillary fees for up to seven Syrian refugees ¨C one studying at each of 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s seven campuses.

The University of Regina¡¯s students¡¯ union has collected CA$100,000 (?49,000), through , for 바카라사이트 World University of Canada¡¯s student refugee program (SRP). Vianne Timmons, president of 바카라사이트 University of Regina, announced this month that 바카라사이트 institution will match that amount. The programme helps student refugees pay for tuition, books, rent and clothing.

Meanwhile, earlier this year Ryerson University partnered with Lifeline Syria, a movement that aims to secure private sponsorship for 1,000 refugees to resettle in Toronto over 바카라사이트 next two years. The university¡¯s has attracted nearly 100 student and staff volunteers, who will help support 11 refugee families for up to one year at an estimated cost of CA$27,000 (?13,000).

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