Global Student Engagement in Refugee Access to Higher Education
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Online Event
10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
10 AM New York l 5 PM Nairobi l 4 PM Vienna10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
In a world where young people thrive through education, only 3% of refugee youth have access to higher education compared to 37% among non-refugee youth.
This webinar, presented by the OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives and the UNHCR, will highlight some of the unique barriers refugee youth face in accessing higher education, as well as ways in which global youth can mobilize in supporting refugee access to higher education opportunities.
OSUN co-chairs the UNHCR-founded Global Taskforce for Complementary Education Pathways.
Speakers include:
Introduction
Rebecca Granato, Director, OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives and Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives, Bard College
Remarks
Arash Bordbar, Associate Education Officer, UNHCR
Representatives from the Tertiary Refugee Students Network
Miriam Cing and Olivia Issa, Co-chairs, Student Voices for Refugees
Speakers to be followed by discussion and Q&A.
Join the webinar via Zoom.
For more information, call 845-758-6822,
or visit https://bard.zoom.us/s/86027219741.
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4
Location: Online Event