UN calls on European states to boost education for migrant and refugee children
Many migrant and refugee children in Europe face barriers to accessing school education. Challenges include not enough trained teachers, language barriers and poverty.
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Darfur refugee celebrates degree
Ahmed Musa, who landed on Lampedusa in 2011 after fleeing Sudan, has earned his degree in Turin with a dissertation on human rights in Darfur.
Millions of refugee children missing out on education: UNHCR
In a new report, the UN refugee agency has highlighted the education crisis among refugee children: Some 3.7 million, or more than half of all refugee minors, don't go to school. Saying a lack of money was the main culprit, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to provide more money and build more schools.
Germany recognizing more foreign degrees
As Germany tries to fill critical gaps in its skilled workforce, officials are recognizing more foreign professional degrees. Nurses, doctors and other health care professionals had the highest rates of approval.
The story of Bouba, from Mali to a degree in Italy
Bakari Coulibaly, known to everyone as Bouba, recently became the first international protection holder to receive a degree from the University of Sassari. Bouba graduated with the highest possible grade and a thesis titled "Malian Culture and the Urban Effects of Migration".
Rise in attacks on Afghan schools
In Afghanistan, the number of attacks on schools has tripled in the past year. The UN says the hopes and dreams of a generation of children are being destroyed.
What is student life like for refugees in Germany?
Refugee students in German universities experience vast differences compared to their home countries. Whether it is the curriculum, campus life or financial considerations, there is a lot they have to adjust to. InfoMigrants' Aasim Saleem spoke to students from three different regions to explore what the big differences really are.
Language training network in Trento, Italy, offers 670 hours of lessons to migrants
Eighteen associations from the north-eastern Italian town of Trento have launched a network that coordinates Italian courses for foreigners. Their goal: To compensate for the elimination of government language courses after the implementation of the 'Salvini Decree.'
Cité des Sciences: The Paris library that became a social focal point for migrants
Whether it’s to keep themselves warm, charge their phones or surf the internet, hundreds of migrants have in the past few years spent much of their days at the library located in the grounds of Paris’ science museum. At the library, they can take French or computer classes for free. InfoMigrants went to visit.
Online business course for migrants launched in Italy
The Justice and Peace organization in the Italian city of Fano is offering an online business course for immigrants in Italy. The course aims to promote integration by teaching basic knowledge about business administration and providing information for migrants about starting a company.
About 18,000 refugees in Germany are learning a skilled trade
18,000 refugees are currently training to work in the skilled trade sector, the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) says. That's a major increase from the year before. Overall, one in two refugees receiving vocational training in Germany are learning a skilled trade.
3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey struggle with access to education
The city of Adana in Southern Turkey near the border with Syria is indicative of the situation of the currently 3.5 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey, including hundreds of thousands of minors who are often not enrolled in school. But a UNICEF program aims to change that with money from the EU-Turkey deal.