Supporting Refugees Into Higher Education
| RECOGNISE
the achievements of students who completed the UCL IOE ReConnect – Preparation for Higher Education Programme for refugees |
RAISE AWARNESS
about the barriers faced by refugees in accessing Higher Education & supporting the work of ReConnect
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- Official Opening by Professor Jeff Bezemer, Vice-Dean UCL IOE (Health), and Head of the Department of Culture, Communication and Media
- Reflection by Aine McAllister, the Course Leader, on ReConnect’s Preparation for Higher Education Programme
- Reflection by Theodros Abraham, Director/ Founder of ReConnect, on the work of ReConnect in supporting refugees into Higher Education and teaching
- Launching a Promotional Film on ReConnect, funded by the Department of Culture, Communication and Media and Produced by UCL Educational Media
- Reflections by Students & alumni from the Programme, teachers with refugee background
- Presentation of poetry from Collaborative Authoethnographic Poetic Inquiry, carried out with ReConnect Participants
Light Refreshments will be provided