Forced Migrants in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Visibility and Participation
6th September 2017, University of Warwick
Website: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/research/article26/academics/
Schedule for the day
9:30 – 10:00
Arrival & Registration
10.00 – 10.30
Overview & Introductions
10.30 – 11.15
The importance of higher education in the forced migrant experience
i) Refugee access to higher education in low-resource environments (Emily Bowerman, Refugee Support Network)
ii) The Role of Higher Education in Forced Migrants experiences of Limbo & Belonging (Rebecca Murray, University of Sheffield/Article 26 & Abdul Qadir, Sanctuary Scholar)
11.15 - 12.00
Setting the scene in two major destination countries
i) Invalidation in higher education?: A systematic review of experiences of students from refugee backgrounds (Doireann Mangan, University of Manchester)
ii) UK and Australian perspectives on students from refugee backgrounds in higher education: Key dilemmas and debates (Jacqui Stevenson, University of Sheffield & Sally Bakar)
12.00 – 12.45
Australian Perspectives
i) Access and transition to HE for refugee students in Australia (Loshini Naidoo, Western Sydney University)
ii) Enabling Access to Higher Education for People Seeking Asylum: Collective Responses in Western Australia (Caroline Fleay, Curtin University)
12.45 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 - 14.15
UK Perspectives
i) Universities of Sanctuary (Nick Gill & Emma Finlinson, University of Exeter)
14.15 - 15.00
The role of education in integration
i) The Committee for the Education of Poles in Great Britain (1947-1954). The importance of education as the route to civic integration (Agata Blaszczyk, University of Stirling)
ii) Syrians in Turkey: Current integration efforts in the field of higher education (Wiebke Hohberger, Hamburg University)
15.00 – 16.00
Plenary & Next Steps
Costs and registration
Registration for academics is £50 which includes lunch and other refreshments.
Register here http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/research/article26/article26booking/
Food
Lunch will comprise a cold vegetarian buffet. If you have any special or unusual dietary requirements which you think we need to know about please get in touch.
Dr Lucy Mayblin
Assistant Professor
Sociology Department
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
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Twitter: @LucyMayblin
Asylum, welfare, work project website: https://asylumwelfarework.com/
Academic profile: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/mayblin/
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