Education Matters.

10 Oct, 2018
There are 68 million displaced persons world wide and only 1% have access to higher education. These are the often-recited statistics of the global forced displacement crisis. While important, they miss a key point - why higher education accessibility matters
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Call for Applications: Fellowship Program for Emerging Displaced Scholars

5 Oct, 2018
Through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Program in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, Columbia Global Centers in Amman has established a fellowship program starting on January 1, 2019 that offers 12-month fellowships for emerging displaced
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Event: Best Practices in Admitting Vulnerable Students to U.S. Campuses

27 Sep, 2018
The Institute of International Education’s Platform for Education in Emergencies Response (IIE PEER) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) are pleased to inform you that we will be hosting a one-day workshop on
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Reaching Higher in Greece: A Refugee Pathway toward European Higher Education

2 Aug, 2018
Skaramangas refugee camp feels like a place that has been forgotten. In a former Greek navy port under 20 kilometers from the city center of Athens, there are approximately 2,500 residents – Kurds, Iraqis, Syrians, and Afghanis – who step out each day of their
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Yemen: Education Caught in the Crossfire of War

2 Aug, 2018
Written by Nele Feldmann. Published on July 30, 2018. The Republic of Yemen was established on May 22, 1990 unifying the North and the South. While hopes for an economically prosperous, politically stable, and peaceful Yemen were high, political violence
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The Barriers Facing Ukrainian Tertiary Education

2 Aug, 2018
Written by Krikor Yeretzian. Published on July 23, 2018. This article was published in 2018, it reflects numbers and facts true at the time of publishing. Four years of conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists has had serious
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Nigerian Higher Education Entrenched in the Aftermath of Colonization

23 Jul, 2018
Written by Sixtine Berquist. Published on July 16, 2018. This article was published in 2018, it reflects numbers and facts true at the time of publishing. Access to and the quality of education in Nigeria is a contentious subject with deep historical ties
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Hope in Rebuilding Efforts: The Somali Higher Education System

23 Jul, 2018
Written by Katherine Miller. Published on July 9, 2018. This article was published in 2018, it reflects numbers and facts true at the time of publishing. Since its inception as a nation in 1960 from a British Protectorate and an Italian colony, Somalia has
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IIE PEER - AACRAO Workshop: Best Practices in Admitting Vulnerable Student Populations to U.S. Campuses

20 Jul, 2018
Save the Date The Institute of International Education’s Platform for Education in Emergencies Response (IIE PEER) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) are pleased to inform you that we will be hosting a one
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The Forgotten Refugee Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

17 Jul, 2018
Written by Sixtine Berquist. Published on July 2, 2018. This article was published in 2018, it reflects numbers and facts true at the time of publishing. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has faced decades of violence, leading to the displacement of
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