1. Kris Dejonckheere, Secretary General of UNICA
ACADEMIC REFUGE
Kris Dejonckheere, Secretary General of UNICA

2. Details
Project Title: Strategic Partnership to Promote Core Academic Values and Welcome Refugees and Threatened Academics to European Campuses Project Acronym: ACADEMIC REFUGE Duration: September 2016 – August 2019

3. Objectives
To improve the capacity of European Universities to assist refugees and threatened academics;
To promote greater respect for academic freedom and greater protection for higher education values.

4. Target Groups
Primary – refugees and threatened academics Secondary – academic and administrative staff at universities around the world, especially the ones welcoming refugees and developing international Higher Education partnerships where academic freedom is under threat Additional – student organisations, graduate students, national governments, media and civil society

5. Partners
Coordinator:
Partners:
Associate Partners:
University of Oslo

6. Intellectual Outputs
Staff training curriculum – Hosting Refugees and threatened academics on campus
The Massive Open Online Course: The Global University, Academic Freedom and Higher Education Values
Electronic Handbook in putting higher education values in practice

7. Training Activities Short-term joint staff training events
Intensive programmes for teaching staff
Invited teachers at higher education Intensive Study Programmes

8. Staff training in Oslo, Norway
Full staff training week, June 2017
Target groups:
Academic and Administrative staff involved in welcoming refugees and threatened academics on campus
International Relations Officers
A limited number of participants from SAR and UNICA Networks
Intensive Module for Teaching Staff, June 2017
Academic staff with an interest in academic freedom, university values and human rights of scholars

9. Academic refuge – higher education values in practice
Multiplier Events
1 April – 31 May 2017
Norway
Academic dugnad – welcoming refugees and threatened academics on campus
1 April – 31 May 2018
Slovenia
Academic refuge – the Global University, academic freedom and higher education values
1 May – 30 June 2019
Belgium
Academic refuge – higher education values in practice

10. UNICA Members & Refugees
“Welcome Student-refugee Programme” at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel established in 2016.
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin offer preparatory courses for refugees who would like to continue their university education or take up regular studies in the future.
Academic Dugnad by University of Oslo
King’s College London is offering sanctuary scholarships to talented refugees to be able to study for an undergraduate degree at King’s.
And many more…