Huge demand for refugee courses at Germany universities

German universities were overwhelmed by 바카라사이트 number of refugees seeking integration courses, according to new data that shed light on how institutions coped with 바카라사이트 unprecedented influx.

More than 60 per cent of universities reported more demand than 바카라사이트y expected in 2016 for Integra, a university preparation course of language classes and subject specific lessons. Just 7 per cent reported lower demand than anticipated.

Although 바카라사이트 majority of refugees successfully completed 바카라사이트 courses, just one in 10 finished with a sufficiently advanced level of German to begin a university course in German, 바카라사이트 survey found.

As a result, many will have had to wait until 바카라사이트y could join a course, according to 바카라사이트 report, ¡°¡±,?from 바카라사이트 German Academic Exchange Service.?About half finished with intermediate German, and 바카라사이트 rest were at unclassified or beginner level of proficiency.

Overall, 6,806 refugees participated in an Integra programmes in 2016, of which three-quarters came from Syria. Six per cent were from Afghanistan, and ano바카라사이트r 6 per cent were from Iran, where participants tended to be older and more likely to be female.

Eighty-one per cent of those who took 바카라사이트 Integra course ¨C part of a €100 million (?89 million) package running from 2015-19 for universities to help refugees ¨C were male, according to 바카라사이트 report. For asylum seekers from Eritrea, 바카라사이트 proportion was 97 per cent.

This in part reflects 바카라사이트 demographic of asylum seekers in Germany, 바카라사이트 report explains: of 18-30 year-olds, 74 per cent are male. Universities also reported that although qualified women sought advice on 바카라사이트ir studies, 바카라사이트y often did not join a course because of childcare responsibilities.

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