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A new Qualifications Passport has global potential for recognising refugees’ qualifications
By Terje Mørland, Director General in the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) and Stig Arne Skjerven, Director of Foreign Education / Norwegian ENIC-NARIC in NOKUT and elected president of the European Network of Information Centres in the … Continue reading
The Global Compact on Migration: looking on the bright side
Last week, 163 countries signed the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Most of the media coverage and commentary has been about those not signing or those threatening not to sign. The prime ministers of Belgium and Denmark … Continue reading
Posted in migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized
Tagged displaced populations, displacement, migrants, migration, refugees
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What a waste: Ensure migrants and refugees’ qualifications and prior learning are recognized
Presented at the Global Education Meeting in Brussels, a new paper produced by our Report in collaboration with Education Above All and UNHCR shows that over a third of highly educated immigrants were overqualified for their jobs, compared to a … Continue reading
Providing education for migrants and refugees requires common action and shared responsibility
The global relevance and timeliness of the 2019 GEM Report Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls was fully evident at this week’s Global Education Meeting in Brussels. This is a key moment in the SDG 4 follow up … Continue reading
Posted in migration, monitoring, refugees, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, migration, monitoring, refugee education, refugees, SDG 4
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Over $1.7 billion committed to education at the Global Citizenship Festival
Significant strides were made to #FundEducation at the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100’ this week, totaling just over US$ 1.7 billion. It is often said that 2019 is the year of education: SDG 4 is going to be reviewed for … Continue reading
Displaced children with disabilities face overlapping barriers
The 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report launched two weeks ago, focuses on migration and displacement. In discussing displaced people with disabilities, it begins with a premise established by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that having an … Continue reading
India has some of the largest internal migration movements in the world – how has its education adapted?
People move around India all the time. Around 9 million moving to live in another state every year while the rates of those migrating within their state also doubled over just ten years. A lot has been done to adapt … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019 gem report, india, internal migration, migration
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The legacy of past restrictions on migrants remains alive and well in education in China
First posted in the South China Morning Post Internal migration in China for work and better opportunities is commonly described as the biggest in human history. Unsurprisingly, this has had a significant effect on education. Policies have shifted over time … Continue reading
Posted in immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, china, displacement, migration
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The messages of the 2019 GEM Report are reaching all corners of the world
The 2019 GEM Report launched on Tuesday, with 12 events already, and another seven in the pipeline for next week. Almost 2,000 people attended the events, and 4,600 watched the global launch event online. In the first two days since … Continue reading
Immigrants and refugees are at high risk of segregation into different schools and slower school tracks in European countries
On Tuesday, we launched the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on migration and displacement. Looking at everyone on the move, different issues and challenges appear for different regions. Today will look at a key challenge for immigrants’ education in … Continue reading
