Improving Access to Higher Education and Employment for Forced Migrants

Alan Thomas, Co-Chair of Swansea City of Sanctuary, argues that the huge potential among refugees represents an untapped opportunity for enriching both our society and our economy, but a great many barriers have to be overcome before refugees can realise their potential. This blog presents the rationale for a joint conference co-organised by Swansea City of Sanctuary and The Open University aimed at improving access to Higher Education and Employment for Forced Migrants. The conference is an expression of solidarity with refugees all over the world and Refugee Week 2021. It is also an important step towards The Open University becoming a real University of Sanctuary.
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This material is part of the Covid Chronicles from the Margins project, funded by The Open University and The Hague. The project aims to highlight the impact of the pandemic on refugees, asylum seekers &amp; undocumented migrants.
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斯旺西庇护城市（Swansea City of Sanctuary）联合主席艾伦·托马斯指出，难民群体所蕴藏的巨大潜能，是充实社会与经济发展的未被发掘的机遇，但难民要实现自身潜力，仍需克服诸多壁垒。本博客阐述了由斯旺西庇护城市与开放大学（The Open University）联合举办的会议的初衷，该会议旨在提升被迫移民群体获取高等教育与就业机会的渠道。本次会议是对全球难民以及2021年难民周（Refugee Week 2021）的声援之举，同时也是开放大学迈向真正的庇护大学的重要一步。<br> ----- 本素材隶属于由开放大学与海牙（The Hague）资助的‘边缘群体新冠纪事’（Covid Chronicles from the Margins）项目，该项目旨在揭示新冠疫情对难民、寻求庇护者以及无证移民造成的影响。<br> 本内容亦可在我方官方网站查阅。