HEA targeted initiative – questions to be addressed.
Objectives:
Ø to explore issues connected with access to third-level institutions
in Ireland for full status refugees, programme refugees and other persons with
leave to remain.
Ø to identify obstacles and opportunities
Ø to develop appropriate pilot proposals to facilitate greater access
Issues to be addressed
- Ø
Profile of refugee community and educational needs - identify individuals and organisations – top-down and bottom-up approaches
needed
- Ø Educational background and needs
- Ø Linguistic issues
- Ø Fee regimes – EU/non-EU
- Ø Equivalence of qualifications
- Ø
Existing Irish best practice – programmes for Traveller community
and other marginalised individuals and communities
- Ø
International literature review and comparisons of best practice
- Ø
Towards pilot access programmes
- Ø
‘Refugee-proofing’ of third-level educational system: anti-discrimination
and pro-integration measures - Specific support systems needed – language, creche,
special needs, intercultural awareness programmes, pilot programmes in Irish
studies/Irish society this may come at a later stage.
Subjects
- Refugees with full status
- Persons with leave to remain
- Programme refugees
- Refugee representative organisations
- Broader community
- Secondary schools
- Careers guidance teachers
- Teachers’ unions
- Department of Education
- Admissions offices, third level institutions
- FAS asylum seeker unit
- ICOS
- HEEU, including previous conferences, contact lists
- Equality Authority
- NCCRI
- Support groups (Integrating Ireland) including IRC
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