The right to higher education for refugee and forcibly displaced students: Dialogue and strategies for empowerment
20 June 2023 hora: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Organized by Durban University of Technology (DUT, South Africa) in partnership with NGO Kiron Open Higher Education, and the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), this events marks World Refugee Day by celebrating and honouring refugees from around the world. This multi-level event will count on the participation of refugee/forcibly displaced students, who will share their stories and discuss strategies for higher education success.
The event will have simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish and Arabic.
Online venue: Zoom https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hwBGiqkfQaCGuF8_PPb8kQ
Time | Caracas: 9:00h-10:30h UTC -4 | Durban: 15:00h-16:30h UTC+2 | Jordan: 16:00-17.30 UTC+3
Agenda
| Time | Activity |
| 9:00h-9:15h | Welcome and Intro
– Emma Sabzalieva, UNESCO IESALC – Farrah Mansour, KIRON – Alain Tschudin, DUT |
| 9:15h-
10:15h |
Student Dialogue
– Stephen Basilwango – Javier Rosa – Student to confim |
| 10:15h-
10h30h |
Q&A and wrap up |
| Moderator Lavern Samuels |