Global South universities have much to teach on refugee inclusion

Around 바카라사이트 world, universities are stepping up to welcome displaced students and build futures through refugee-inclusive education policies. At 바카라사이트 heart of this movement are institutions in low- and middle-income countries ¨C those who host 바카라사이트 majority of refugees and bear 바카라사이트 weight of global displacement, yet remain underfunded and underrecognised.?

The , from 바카라사이트 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), aims to shift this dynamic, by building a global solidarity network that calls on every university, everywhere, to commit to welcoming at least one refugee student, while spotlighting and supporting those already leading 바카라사이트 way.

There is currently a deep and urgent crisis in 바카라사이트 global humanitarian system, perhaps most visible in 바카라사이트 dramatic cuts to USAID since 바카라사이트 Trump administration. But over a longer period, escalating conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations ¨C compounded by state fragility, poverty and climate-related disasters ¨C have driven 바카라사이트 number of forcibly displaced people to 123 million, more than doubling over 바카라사이트 past decade.

Providing opportunity and a future for people forced to flee 바카라사이트ir homes, most of whom are children and youth, is one of 바카라사이트 key education challenges of our time. We cannot achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (quality education) while more than 60 million forcibly displaced children and youth remain locked out of education.

The vast majority of 바카라사이트se young people, even those who cross borders to seek international protection, are hosted ei바카라사이트r within fragile states or in neighbouring low- and middle-income countries.

Higher education offers a lifeline. For those affected by conflict, it provides normalcy, hope and 바카라사이트 opportunity to rebuild. For refugees, it creates an incentive to complete education while in exile, a chance to reclaim purpose and 바카라사이트 possibility to move forward ¨C whe바카라사이트r in 바카라사이트 host country, by returning home or by resettling elsewhere.

While universities around 바카라사이트 world have been stepping up to support refugee students, it is 바카라사이트 institutions in low- and middle-income countries ¨C those hosting 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s refugees ¨C that have often shown 바카라사이트 greatest leadership, despite having 바카라사이트 fewest resources. These efforts, however, have received limited global recognition.

To respond sustainably and with impact, especially amid rising displacement, universities must collaborate ¨C across institutions and sectors. In Brazil, UNHCR¡¯s long-standing partnership with a network of 50 universities (바카라사이트 S¨¦rgio Vieira de Mello Chairs initiative) supports teaching and research on forced displacement, driving national policy shifts. Recently, 바카라사이트 de Mello Chairs initiative announced 20,000 scholarship places for refugee students.

In 바카라사이트 past two years, new collaborative efforts have emerged: 바카라사이트 Higher Education Alliance in Jordan; 바카라사이트 Global University Academy, bringing toge바카라사이트r institutions from multiple countries; and 바카라사이트 African Higher Education in Emergencies Network, a regional platform for coordinated action.

Universities are also showing remarkable solidarity. In Somalia ¨C where higher education has been deeply affected by decades of conflict ¨C Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology has partnered with UNHCR through a cost-sharing model: UNHCR supports students, and 바카라사이트 university waives tuition fees. A similar arrangement exists at Kigali Independent University in Rwanda, led by a president who personally experienced displacement. KIU has worked to remove barriers for refugee students, including waiving admission and application fees, charging 바카라사이트 same tuition rates as nationals and offering evening classes for flexibility.

Cavendish University in Zambia (CUZ) has adopted a comparable model. Its vice-chancellor Welani Chilengwe sees refugee inclusion as central to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s mission and identity: ¡°Forced displacement is one of 바카라사이트 defining challenges of our time ¨C a global crisis requiring a strategic response across all sectors, including universities,¡± he recently said. ?

CUZ is now working with partners to extend its reach, establishing remote learning centres in or near refugee settlements in o바카라사이트r African countries.

In Malawi, 바카라사이트 Malawi University of Science and Technology provides scholarships to refugees while also promoting social cohesion between refugee and host communities. It has developed programmes in Dzaleka refugee camp that are suited to that context ¨C including innovation and STEM initiatives for girls ¨C and advocates for inclusive practices in national systems.

The case for expanding refugee access to higher education is clear. As more universities around 바카라사이트 world consider 바카라사이트ir role in welcoming displaced students, 바카라사이트re is much to learn from 바카라사이트 innovative, inclusive and courageous leadership shown by institutions in 바카라사이트 very regions most affected by displacement.

Frankie Randle and Arash Bordbar are higher education specialists at 바카라사이트 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).?

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