Abstract
The refugee streams of 2015 had a tremendous impact on European societies.
In context of the influx of refugees, civil society showed large solidarity. Universities did so as well, organizing programs to accommodate asylum seekers and refugees on campus. As solidarity is necessary for social relationships and coordinating life chances in a just way, the effectiveness of such programs can only be understood, when insight into refugee students’ opinions on such programs are analyzed.
In this article the case example of the Austrian MORE initiative is used to tackle the question what kind of bonds refugee students see between
themselves, the universities and the goal to become part of their new host
societies. Results show that refugee students are in danger of not being
recognized, either because of their legal status or lack of opportunities and migrant sceptic surroundings.
Programs like MORE – and universities in general – may contribute to lessen these effects.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’20) |
| Editors | Universitat Politecnica de Valencia |
| Pages | 617-624 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Fields of science
- 303 Health Sciences
- 503033 Political education
- 504 Sociology
- 504007 Empirical social research
- 509012 Social policy
- 503006 Educational research
- 503032 Teaching and learning research
- 509004 Evaluation research
- 509008 Child research, youth research
JKU Focus areas
- Digital Transformation
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
