Articles/ Reports/ Blog posts/Books
- Migration Policy Institute: Report on “Tracing the Channels Refugees Use to Seek Protection in Europe”: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/tracing-channels-refugees-use-seek-protection-europe (information on refugees’ and migrants’ humanitarian + non-humanitarian channels of entry)
- Article “Free Digital Learning for Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees in Europe: A Qualitative Analysis of Three Types of Learning Purposes” by Jonatan Castaño-Muñoz, Elizabeth Colucci, Hanne Smidt
- Article on the story of a Syrian refugee and her family in Germany: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/30/two-years-on-has-angela-merkels-welcome-culture-worked-in-germany
- Article on Angela Merkel’s visit to the offics of Kiron. The article gives information about the Kiron platform where refugees can prepare themselves for a regular study regardless of their legal residence status. The digital Kiron campus offers study orientation and special-purpose modules (e.g language courses, economics etc.). Partners provide the content in the form of so-called Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs). https://www.bundeskanzlerin.de/Content/DE/Artikel/2017/08/2017-08-25-merkel-besucht-fluechtlingsprojekt-kiron.html (original language: German).
- Blog post by Gabi Witthaus: “What helps refugees succeed in learning from MOOCs?” (information on her research): https://artofelearning.com/2017/08/09/what-helps-refugees-succeed-in-learning-from-moocs/
- Article: “For refugees who left home with nothing, this bit of paper might be exactly what they’re looking for” (refugees in Greece, recognition of qualifications, European Qualifications Passport for Refugees) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/08/refugees-can-now-get-an-education-passport/ + https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/31/why-a-refugee-education-passport-is-being-tested-in-greece (heading: “Why a Refugee ‘Education Passport’ Is Being Tested in Greece”)
- Article: “Norway Develops “Qualifications Passport” for Refugees” (issuing of the passport to some refugees, information on the passport and why it is better than the previous mechanism https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2016/09/norway-develops-qualifications-passport-for-refugees/
- Article: “European Universities Seek to Integrate Refugees” (conference in Amsterdam, seeking to reach students and offer education, European University Association) https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2016/06/european-universities-seek-to-integrate-refugees/
- Article: “Refugees Welcome Index shows government refugee policies out of touch with public opinion” (data and statistics on people’s acceptance of refugees as opposed to the countries’ decisions) https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/refugees-welcome-index-shows-government-refugee-policies-out-of-touch/
- “How to Help Refugees Get Into Work Fast”: Story of a refugee in France, importance of finding a job fast, importance of on-the-job training: https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/09/19/how-to-help-refugees-get-into-work-fast
- “New York Declaration on Refugees: A One-Year Report Card”: Refugee issues, tightening of borders, need of easing pressures and financial help, most refugees are not officially employed, repatriation and resettlement issues: https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/09/18/new-york-declaration-on-refugees-a-one-year-report-card
- “Refugee Entrepreneurs ‘Keep Business Alive’ in Upstate New York”: Article on refugees running small businesses and how they help in the local economy”: https://bit.ly/2kdVpyy
- Blog post: “European Qualifications Passport for Refugees: from vision to reality” https://www.eaie.org/blog/european-qualifications-passport-refugees/#more-11900
- “In Canada, Refugees Leapfrog Career Barriers With Help of Volunteers”: the importance of volunteers in refugees’ finding support and employment/story of a Syrian refugee: https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/28/in-canada-refugees-leapfrog-career-barriers-with-help-of-volunteers
- Article: “What It’s Like Being A Student In Aleppo” (story of a Syrian student who had to quit her studies but was able to start again online thanks to the University of People): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-its-like-being-a-college-student-in-aleppo_us_595669c6e4b05c37bb7de6aa?section=us_college
- Blog post “MOOCs for refugees – work in progress” (higher education and refugees, refugees’ attitudes to online education http://acreelman.blogspot.com.es/2017/06/moocs-for-refugees-work-in-progress.html
- Article “Online higher education ‘unappealing’ for Syrian refugees” (why Syrian refugees keep a wary eye on online education https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/online-higher-education-unappealing-syrian-refugees#survey-answer
- Article “Refugee hackathons and 3D printing: apps for the world’s displaced people” (smartphones and apps important for refugees) https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2017/jun/20/hackathons-3d-printing-prosthetics-technology-world-refugee-day?CMP=share_btn_fb
- Information on the recognition of qualifications held by refugees http://www.enic-naric.net/recognise-qualifications-held-by-refugees.aspx
- Country-specific reports on Vocational Education and Training http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources + Publications http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/publications-and-resources/publications
- Report on “Training and jobs for refugees discussed at Cedefop-OECD forum” http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news-and-press/news/training-and-jobs-refugees-discussed-cedefop-oecd-forum
- Article on the “NATIONAL COORDINATION ON EVALUATION OF REFUGEE QUALIFICATIONS (CNVQR)” http://cimea.it/valutazione-qualifiche-rifugiati/
- Article on “Members’ policies and activities concerning refugees and migrants” http://eadtu.eu/documents/Services/Policies_and_activities_concerning_refugees_and_migrants_EADTU.pdf
- Blog post on the challenges of the higher education for refugees and action points suggested https://www.eaie.org/blog/refugees-focus-next/
- Article: “Higher education for refugees – A call for action” (refugee challenges, education initiatives, prior knowledge recognition, European qualifications passport, need for a comprehensive approach to refugees’ education) http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20170413174811863
- Blog post: “Recognition of refugees’ qualifications – Norwegian and European experiences and solutions” (European qualifications passport) https://acei-global.blog/2017/02/03/recognition-of-refugees-qualifications-norwegian-and-european-experiences-and-solutions/
- Publication: “Free Digital Learning Opportunities for Migrants and Refugees” (MOOCs4Inclusion, focus groups + interviews in Trollhättan, Nicosia, Brussels and Berlin) / different views on the importance of education asap depending on their current state (refugee camp/ neighboring country/ host European country) / need for mobile-friendly learning (offline access, short videos etc.) / importance of on-site training-mentors / social badges for business opportunities / need for FDL in the refugees’ native languages / need for formal recognition) http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC106146/jrc106146.pdf
- Article: “Room in the middle: the Africans repopulating Spain’s dying villages” ( Immigrants employed by the few locals revive Spanish villages) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/11/room-in-the-middle-the-africans-repopulating-spains-dying-villages?CMP=share_btn_fb
- Article: “Refugees welcome? How UK and Sweden compare on education for young migrants” (UK education not ready for refugees) http://theconversation.com/refugees-welcome-how-uk-and-sweden-compare-on-education-for-young-migrants-74939
- Article: “Migrants and Mobile Technology Use: Gaps in the Support Provided by Current Tools” (migrants’ experiences with mobile learning/gaps/challenges/support tools) https://www-jime.open.ac.uk/articles/10.5334/jime.432/
- Article: “Online higher education ‘unappealing’ for Syrian refugees” (Negative views towards online learning. However, none had experienced “proper”/perhaps facilitated online learning) https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/online-higher-education-unappealing-syrian-refugees
- Article: “Lessons From Germany’s Refugee Crisis: Integration, Costs, and Benefits” (integration courses/job placement-job-related linguistic skills -> disappointing results) https://wenr.wes.org/2017/05/lessons-germanys-refugee-crisis-integration-costs-benefits
- Article: “IKEA aims to take 200,000 people out of poverty in massive social sustainability drive” (employing of people in poor countries; both locals and refugees, taking advantage of the refugees’ skills) https://www.dezeen.com/2017/04/18/ikea-massive-social-sustainability-drive-production-centres-refugee-camps-jordan/
- Blog post: “Losing out on learning: Action to ensure refugee children get an education” (importance of education for refugee children) https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/losing-out-on-learning-action-to-ensure-refugee-children-get-an-education/
- Study: “Integration and Language Learning of Newly Arrived Migrants Using Mobile Technology” (how access to mobile technology can be utilized to support integration of migrants, focus on digital competence and spoken language development) https://www-jime.open.ac.uk/article/10.5334/jime.434/
- Blog post: “German universities prepare for recognition of MOOC-based learning” (recognition of MOOC learning, portfolio, online proctoring, challenge exams”) https://artofelearning.com/2017/04/15/german-universities-prepare-for-recognition-of-mooc-based-learning/
- Article: “Why denying refugees the right to work is a catastrophic error” (refugees’ need/creativity/innovation concerning labor, failure of being integrated into the German training system) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/22/why-denying-refugees-the-right-to-work-is-a-catastrophic-error
- Publication: “Convention and protocol relating to the status of refugees” http://www.unhcr.org/uk/3b66c2aa10
- Article: “Chatbot that overturned 160,000 parking fines now helping refugees claim asylum” (The chatbot, using Facebook Messenger, can now help refugees fill in an immigration application in the US and Canada. For those in the UK, it helps them apply for asylum support. BUT it’s not automatically end-to-end encrypted) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/06/chatbot-donotpay-refugees-claim-asylum-legal-aid
- Article: “Mobile learning and TVET for greater inclusion” (support for skills development, barriers and recommendations) http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/go.php?q=Mobile+learning+and+TVET+for+greater+inclusion
- http://www.neformaliai.lt/ (articles and tips on non-formal education)
- ICT4refugees: study on the use of technology by refugees (Greece, Jordan,
- Turkey) https://regasus.de/online/datastore?epk=74D5roYc&file=image_8_en
- Website posts: “Social Entrepreneurs” (women and minority groups entrepreneurship, local artisans in poor areas) http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/this-is-ikea/people-planet/people-communities/social-entrepreneurs/ + http://www.ikea.com/us/en/about_ikea/newsitem/030815_IKEA-women-empowerment-day
