UNICEF and the Akelius foundation have introduced an e-learning platform into Italian schools for language learning. The aim is to support newly arrived students with their learning of the Italian language as well as Italian students with learning English.
The Rome University of International Studies UNINT on June 10 started free classes of Italian for Ukrainians to support them in their integration into the country. The courses focus on adults and children and will be held every Friday and Saturday or June and July. Children will learn Italian by playing, adults in university classrooms.
A Roman private university -- Università degli studi Internazionali (UNINT) -- is organizing free Italian language courses for Ukrainians who have fled the war. Organizers said the courses focus on the specific needs in particular of women, who constitute the majority of refugees since men have remained home to fight.
In the town of Caserta in Italy's southern region of Campania, children who have fled the war in Ukraine and other migrant youngsters are learning Italian and having fun at the same time.
In Italy, high school students will teach Italian in a school for foreigners in Senigallia as part of an initiative alternating school and work.
For migrant children who arrive in France in the middle of their education, getting back to school can be a challenge. They might have gone through a traumatic voyage with their families, and many don't speak French. The UPE2A program assists children in the process. InfoMigrants visits a school in Trappes, a Parisian suburb.
The new web series "7 rue du rendez-vous" is aimed at helping foreigners to learn the French language and cultural idioms through entertainment. The first episodes will be available on YouTube at the end of January.
Migrants applying for family benefits in Alto Adige, northern Italy, will need to know Italian or German and local culture, according to an information campaign. The measure comes into effect in 2023. Language courses will be free.
A study from the Institute for Employment Research in Germany has found that female refugees face more obstacles to joining the job market than their male counterparts.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and state and civic leaders have finalized a plan to improve the integration of immigrants into society, the education system and the job market. It outlines a road map for the coming decade.
Germany's chancellor has said that migrants are being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, as jobs are cut and language classes cancelled. Her comments echo the findings of an OECD report that was released on Monday.
In Germany, almost half of first-time participants don’t successfully complete their German language courses. A parliamentary inquiry also showed that the share of those who failed tests has steadily been increasing since 2017.