This page collects the presentations of the keynotes delivered during the Training Week.

Monday 16 April

• inHERE project brief overview
• Immigration is not a crime – Malalai Joya

Session 1: Definitions and Legal Information

• Definitions and Legal Information: from the 1951 Geneva Convention to the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) – Andrea De Bonis, UNHCR
• Definitions and Legal Information: from the 1951 Geneva Convention to the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) – Daniela Di Rado, Consiglio Italiano per i Rifugiati
• Recent development of the refugees phenomenon in Europe – Nadan Petrovic, Sapienza University

Tuesday 17 April

Conference on “Integration of Refugees in Europe: the Role of Universities”

• Documentary Film “When You Can’t Go Back” – flyer – Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso, Film Director
• Testimonial: Reversing the Effects of Conflict and Displacement: The Role of Universities During Crisis –  Katherine Miller, Institute of International Education
• Testimonial: Refugee Programs and Projects at Europa-Universität Flensburg – Thomas Duttle, Europa-Universität Flensburg
• Testimonial: Integra Project – video – Ignacio Sell & Almotaz Almala, Universidad Camilo José Cela

Session 2: Access to Higher Education

• Access to higher education for refugees: the experience of Campus France – Johanna Rasplus, Campus France
• First steps towards the integration of refugee into the University. The University of Barcelona experience  –  Esther Conejero &  Dèlia Montfort, University of Barcelona
• The University of Barcelona Refugee Support Programme. Opportunities in challenging environments – Cati Jerez, University of Barcelona

Presentation of projects and experiences:

• Coordinating Center for refugee integration – Benedetta Gennaro, Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Programmes for refugees at Bielefeld University – Daniela Stender, Bielefeld University
• RefugiUM – María Jesús Morillas Álvarez, University of Murcia
• Refugee projects – Paola Bodio & Natasa Vuckovic, University of Trento
• Student Refugees Denmark – Anisha Schwille, Student Refugees Denmark

Wednesday 18 April

Session 3: Recognition of credits and qualifications

• Evaluation of qualifications held by refugees -CIMEA’s experience  –  Silvia Bianco, CIMEA
• Skills 2 Work: Valuing Skills of Beneficiaries of International Protection – video –  Elena Imberti, IOM
• Transformative Pedagogy -a unique model for engaging refugees and non-refugees  –  Martha K. Ferede, UNESCO

Presentation of projects and experiences

• VINCE – Validation for the Inclusion of New Citizens of Europe – Isabell Grundschober, Danube-University Krems
• Project PRESS – Irene Chrysostomidi, Hellenic Open University
• The experience of ASH Berlin – Silvia Oitner & UrteBöhm, Alice-Salomon Hochschule
• Laura Norton, Sapienza University
• The experience of Malmö University – Carina Bäckström &  Karin Lundell, Malmö University

Thursday 19 April

Session 4: Socio-Economic Integration-Psychological support

Psychological support to refugees: good practices involving different actors

• Psychological support to refugees: good practices involving different actors – Ankica Kosic, Sapienza University
• Psychological Support to Refugees in Greece: The experience of Babel Day Center – Margarita Karavella, Metropolitan College
• Natale Losi, Ethno-Systemic-Narrative School (bibliography: Losi N., Lives Elsewhere, Karnac, London, 2005; Losi N. (Ed.), Psychosocial Notebooks, N1,2,3, IOM Geneva)
• Increasing (trans)cultural competence in future health professionals.  Sapienza University’s experience  in global health education –  Giulia Civitelli, Sapienza University

Session 4: Socio-Economic Integration-Inclusion in the labour market

• Tools for the socio-economic inclusion of migrants and refugees: from job search to local integration  –  Valentina Fabbri, Programma Integra
• Welcome. Working for refugee integration  –  Valentina Brinis, UNHCR

Presentation of projects and experiences

• Fresh Start in HERE, Refugee Entrepreneurship – video – Patricia Huion, UCLL
• Mariangela Sglavo, Alice-Salomon Hochschule
• Supporting higher education paths of refugees and migrants – piloting model in University of Jyväskylä – Marita Häkkinen, University of Jyväskylä
• The Auditor Programme for Refugees at TUM – David Schneider, Technische Universität München
• Access2University Program – Jean-Marie Vianney Mutore, Université Catholique de Louvain

Friday 20 April

Session 5: Overarching Diversity Management

• From Good Practices to Institutional Strategies  –  Henriette Stoeber, EUA
• Creating a University of Sanctuary: Experience and Reflections from an Irish University  – John Lannon, University of Limerick
• Closing Remarks –  inHERE Team

Memories

Twitter Story by Isabelle Grundshober