Commemorating World Refugee Day, this webinar co-organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) shared university and student led initiatives that support inclusion of refugees in national education systems and on campus in solidarity #withrefugees to ensure no one is left behind.
Opening remarks:
Mr. Richard Towle, Deputy Director in New York, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Moderator:
Mr. Omar Hernández, Public Information Officer, United Nations Academic Impact
Guest speakers:
Prof. Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor, University of Auckland (New Zealand) / UNAI SDG Hub for Goal 4: Quality Education
Prof. Arian Mack, Director, New University in Exile Consortium and Alfred and Monette Marrow Professor of Psychology, The New School for Social Research (United States)
Ms. Manuela Freitas, Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative scholarship recipient and student at the University of the Americas – Puebla (Mexico)
Mr. Ben Webster, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mosaik Education
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