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Switzerland. Breakout session on language as a key to skills-based complementary pathways.

JICUF President Paul Hastings Chairs a Session on Language Education at UNHCR’s Annual Meeting in Geneva

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JICUF President & CEO Paul Hastings was in Geneva from June 24 to 27 to attend the annual meeting of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Hastings proposed and chaired a session on language education, which plays a crucial role in the integration of refugees into host communities. The panelists were representatives of Japan’s Immigration Services Agency, Duolingo, Bard College, and a Syrian refugee student in Slovenia.

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JICUF Co-Hosts a Conference on Refugee Education at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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On June 12 and 13, JICUF co-hosted a Global Task Force on Third Country Education Pathways Community of Practice meeting at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme of the meeting was “Preparing Displaced Students from Burma for Education” and approximately 70 representatives of governments, NGOs, UNHCR and higher education institutions as well as students participated from a dozen countries. As the title suggests, the meeting focused on learning about the situation of displaced Burmese refugees and finding durable solutions through education.

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JICUF Co-hosts Events on Refugee Higher Education with Wilfrid Laurier University

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In late April, JICUF co-hosted three events in Japan on the theme of expanding higher education access for displaced students: a roundtable on Burmese and Rohingya refugees at the University of Tokyo, a presentation by Wilfrid Laurier University’s International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) team, and a full-day student workshop for student action for humanitarian causes at ICU.