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Access2University and Education Pathways at UCLouvain with Elisabeth BOSTON

In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian speaks with Elisabeth Boston. Elisabeth is the Refugee policy officer at UCLouvain in Belgium. They speak about Access2University (A2U), a programme that aims to prepare refugees (applicants) with little or no knowledge of French to resume university studies, and Education Pathways, which is an initiative to bring displaced people to Belgium to study.

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Initiatives for Refugees at University of Cologne with Ariane Elshof

In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian and Monica are speaking about the various Initiatives for Refugees at University of Cologne with Ariane Elshof. Ariane works in the Department ‘International Students & Global Responsibility’ where she’s the Team Lead for Academic Refugee Support and Coordinates the Study Preparatory Measures for Refugees.

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University Education at Kakuma Refugee Camp with Paul O’Keefe

In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian speaks with Paul O’Keefe. Paul worked for many years at in Kakkuma refugee camp in Kenya, including for the University of Geneva’s Inzone project. He also has strong ties with Vijana Twaweza Club, a sustainable agriculture organisation which is based in the camp, a group he keeps in touch with as part of his new job as Head of Education and Research at Airfield Estate in Dublin.

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