Institutions are doing good work to assist refugee background students including:<\/p>\n
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- access to online learning<\/li>\n
- free language tuition<\/li>\n
- funding and job placement<\/li>\n
- full scholarships<\/li>\n
- mentoring programmes<\/li>\n
- establishing University clubs for refugees<\/li>\n
- advising Equity Office of refugees\u2019 needs<\/li>\n
- recording refugees as an equity group (though not all self-identity this way because of the way refugee status is framed or they arrive young and do not identify that way)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Nevertheless, research with refugees reveals that they often encounter:<\/p>\n
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- alienation<\/li>\n
- family and community demands<\/li>\n
- lack of community support<\/li>\n
- peer pressure<\/li>\n
- English language difficulties<\/li>\n
- financial hardship<\/li>\n
- lack of any information about University programmes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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In the New Zealand context key concerns include:<\/p>\n
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- finance<\/li>\n
- immigration policies<\/li>\n
- distance<\/li>\n
- lack of knowledge<\/li>\n
- New Zealand\u2019s lesser reputation compared with the UK and North America<\/li>\n
- lack of established ethnic communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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At the same time, the country is attractive for allowing students to work and the possibility of pathways to permanent immigration.<\/p>\n
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Recommendations for the Tertiary Sector<\/strong><\/p>\n
The workshop concluded by developing some recommendations for the tertiary sector. Among the recommendations were:<\/p>\n
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- The need for universities to undergo a change in mindset to be less focused on profit-making and return to the core values of tertiary education. This includes the need for Otago University to explore the ways to fund 5-6 refugee background students to develop high-level English language skills for university entry.<\/li>\n
- Institutions to learn from each other and develop collaborative strategic frameworks.<\/li>\n
- Universities to consider how they might contribute to refugee resettlement by fostering work opportunities in the wider university environment (for example, in catering, gardening etc)<\/li>\n
- Recognition of what refugee-background students bring to the tertiary sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Download Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Dr Cone\u2019s Powerpoint presentation\u00a0Cone Workshop Powerpoint<\/a>\u00a0(419KB)<\/li>\n
- Summary of key international developments to support refugees in the tertiary sector\u00a0Higher Education and Refugee Resettlement<\/a>\u00a0(85KB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Summary of key international developments to support refugees in the tertiary sector\u00a0Higher Education and Refugee Resettlement<\/a>\u00a0(85KB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Dr Cone\u2019s Powerpoint presentation\u00a0Cone Workshop Powerpoint<\/a>\u00a0(419KB)<\/li>\n