Educators in Emergencies? University Responses to Humanitarian Crises

26 Feb, 2020
The devastating impact of the Syrian war on its higher education sector has brought the topic of higher education in emergencies on the agenda on governments and NGOs, as well as businesses and universities. Higher education is strongly linked to increased
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Education in Emergencies News Roundup: Feb 15-21, 2020

21 Feb, 2020
Each week, we feature some of the key news stories concerning the intersection of higher education and the refugee crisis. Click the links below to access each story. Refugee students face major barriers to success at Australian universities from Education HQ
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Education in Emergencies News Roundup: Feb 8-14, 2020

13 Feb, 2020
Each week, we feature some of the key news stories concerning the intersection of higher education and the refugee crisis. Click the links below to access each story. The African diaspora scholar - Living in a 'third space' from University World News Expanding
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IIE-Julia Stasch Scholarship for Refugees & Asylees - Informational Webinar

5 Feb, 2020
The Institute of International Education's (IIE) Student Emergency Initiatives (SEI) are pleased to announce that we will be administering a second round of the IIE-Julia Stasch Scholarship for Refugees and Asylees! Are you eligible? Answer these questions
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IIE Student Emergency Initiatives – A 2019 Retrospective

6 Jan, 2020
From supporting the first IIE PEER Forum in NYC to the launch of the IIE-Julia Stasch Scholarship for Refugees & Asylees, and the Emergency Student Fund (ESF) for Bahamian students impacted by Hurricane Dorian, 2019 has been an eventful year for the IIE
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IIE-Julia Stasch Scholarship for Refugees & Asylees - Informational Webinars

13 Dec, 2019
The Institute of International Education's (IIE) Student Emergency Initiatives (SEI) are pleased to announce that we will be administering a second round of the IIE-Julia Stasch Scholarship for Refugees and Asylees! Are you eligible? Answer these questions
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An Open Letter from a Displaced Syrian Student

27 Nov, 2019
My name is Ibrahim. I am a 29-year old Syrian who has been living in Germany for three and a half years now. I recently graduated from a master’s program in international economics and management at the University of Paderborn in Germany.
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"There is Nothing More Valuable than an Education": Reflections from the IIE-UNESCO High-Level UNGA Side Event

30 Sep, 2019
With the United Nations 74th General Assembly in full swing across the street from the Institute of International Education's (IIE) NYC headquarters, the IIE office was the ideal setting for the unveiling UNESCO's new Qualifications Passport. As attendees from
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Julia Stasch-IIE Scholarship for Refugees Information Sessions

5 Sep, 2019
The Institute of International Education's Student Emergency Initiatives team is accepting applications for the Julia Stasch-IIE Scholarship for Refugees on a rolling basis. IIE SEI team members Nele Feldmann and Krikor Yeretzian will be hosting two
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Developing rural Somalia with OLE's "Planet Learning"

28 Jul, 2019
The Open Learning Exchange (OLE) and Mogadishu University, Somalia’s premier institution of higher learning, have signed a three-year Partnership Agreement to establish Community Development Centers in at least 30 Somali villages within the next three years
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