INCLUSION 2.0
Policies, practices, and cultures of schools for everyone
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
Challenges and Opportunities in Education for Refugees in Europe: Reviewing Research and Good Practices
Programme
The seminar will be divided into two sessions:
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in the morning, invited speakers from Austria, Iceland, Italy, Sweden, and UK will present a report of the current situation and future prospect of refugee education in their country;
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in the afternoon, contributions from researchers and schools, selected through the call for paper process, will be presented during parallel and poster sessions chaired by young researchers or PhD students from university partners.
Plenary Session
(morning)
Department of Human and Social Sciences Aula Magna
Piazzale S. Agostino 3, Bergamo, Italy
Registration (8.30-9.00)
Opening (9.00-10.00)
"Education for refugees: the indispensable path towards dignity and integration"
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- Matteo Kalchschmidt, Vice-chancellor, University of Bergamo
- Stephane Jaquemet, UNHCR Regional Representative for Southern Europe
- Liz Todd, Newcastle University, ECER N4 Convenor, United Kingdom
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Plenary session (10.00-13.00)
“Education for refugees: research and good practices from six countries”
- Michelle Proyer, Tatjana Atanasoska, University of Vienna, Austria
- Lorna Sutherland, University of Alberta, Canada
- Wayne Veck, University of Winchester, UK
Coffe break
- Hermína Gunnþórsdóttir, University of Akureyri, Iceland
- Nihad Bunar, Stockholms universitet, Sweden
- Fabio Dovigo, University of Bergamo, Italy
Lunch break
Parallel Sessions
(afternoon)
Department of Human and Social Sciences
Room 5-6
Piazzale S. Agostino 3, Bergamo, Italy
“Education for refugees: research and good practices in Europe”