Refugees
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News & Reports
A Novel Approach to Getting Syrian Students Into Universities
A program combines discounted tuition at private universities and careful screening to help Syrian students on their way to degrees.
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Pay a Smuggler or Seek a Scholarship?
Some students choose between traveling to Europe as refugees or seeking a place in universities there.
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Opinion
One Syrian-Palestinian’s Quest for a Master’s Degree
A student’s attempt to get a master’s degree shows the obstacles blocking refugees from reaching their educational goals.
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A Statistical Portrait of Syrian Students’ Frustration
The number of Syrian students seeking scholarships and the number of scholarships available are drastically imbalanced.
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New Universities To Teach Syrian Refugees
Some entrepreneurs believe universities tailored to Syrian refugees could help the “lost generation.” But skeptics abound.
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A Syrian Organization in Exile Promotes the Country’s Curriculum
A Syrian organization supports Syrian students' education in Lebanon but in a controversial way—using the Syrian curriculum.
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A Room Of Their Own: Makeshift Schools Help Syrian Students
Informal schools operated out of people’s homes are replacing government institutions ravaged by war.
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A New University Hopes to Give Refugees Educational Wings
A multicultural effort based in Germany is trying to remove the barriers facing refugee youth who seek higher education.
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Even in Egypt, Syrian Refugees Struggle to Access Higher Education
Some refugees are unable to afford costs associated with getting undergraduate degrees or to pay fees for masters’ or doctoral…
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Opinion
A Palestinian Journey: A Student Discovers New Freedoms
A student brought up in a refugee camp encounters life without restrictions, and contemplates its meaning.
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