Nyanlända studenters behov av utbildning: möjligheter och hinder (”Newly arrived student”)
2017 (Swedish)Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
Across Europe, higher education institutions are currently investigating how to better address the higher education needs of refugees. Initiatives notably include special student grants, waiving certain entrance requirements, or offering courses in English alongside the national languages. In Sweden, several initiatives aim to accelerate the insertion of newly arrived refugees into working life. Particular attention is devoted to validation in higher education, and the question of how qualified newcomers can convert their qualifications to Swedish requirements. Recognition of refugees’ prior qualifications is also a crucial point with respect to admissions based on secondary or post-secondary diplomas obtained in the country of origin. The project Newly arrived students aims to examine the conditions existing at Malmö University both with respect to procedures of admission, as well as possibilities for offering tailored courses adapted to needs among the refugees in the region. The pedagogical implications of providing education to these student populations will be explored, as well as administrative aspects the measures might entail.
http://www.mah.se/Forskning/Sok-pagaende-forskning/Nyanlandas-behov-av-utbildning--Mojligheter-och-hinder-/
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017.
Keywords [sv]
tailored courses, newly arrived HE students, accelerate into working life, insertion of newly arrived refugees into working life, refugees, higher education institution, entrance requirements, English courses, qualifications to Swedish requirements, convert qualifications to Swedish requirements, qualified newcomers, validation in higher education, Malmö university, country of origin, diplomas obtained, secondary or post-secondary diplomas, crucial admission point
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-11972Local ID: 25012OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-11972DiVA, id: diva2:1409018
Conference
NoFa 6 Conference 2017, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (29 May 2017)
2020-02-292020-02-292022-06-27Bibliographically approved