Education Without Borders
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Community Engagement and Human Rights Conference
presented by the UWE Refugee and Migrant Support Hub
Thursday 17 June 2010 (Refugee Week) 9am to 4.30pm at the UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bristol BS16 1QY
Download the conference poster
Speakers
Fazil Kawani, Head of Development, Refugee Council, London
Lorraine Ayensu, Equalities and Community Cohesion Team, Bristol City Council.
Dr Robin Philipp, Avon Partnership NHS Plus, Occupational Health Service
Eid Ali Ahmed, Consultant/Chartered Fellow CIPD and Deputy Chief executive, Refugee Council, South Wales
Conference Aim
To promote the basic human right principle of education for all to achieve the following four main objectives: Consciousness, Empowerment, Widening Participation, and workforce diversity.
Workshop topics
1) Problems and solutions of HE access for asylum seekers and refugees;
2) Pathways into teaching for refugees in the South West of England;
3) Education for all and workforce diversity; and
4) Promoting partnerships in refugee integration
Welcome Address
John Rushforth, Deputy Vice Chancellor UWE
Key Note Address
Professor John Akker, Executive Secretary, Council for Assisting Refugee Academics.
Participants of this conference will include refugees, asylum seekers, other underrepresented migrant communities, representatives from UWE staff and refugee support /voluntary/education/public sector organisations in Bristol and the South West etc.
Register
Free event (lunch provided) , please Register online or contact: Sian4.hawkins@uwe.ac.uk, Telephone: 0117 32 82251 / 0117 32 84295
Sponsors
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The UWE Refugee & Migrant Support (RMS) Hub provides a single point of access to facilitate academic and educational opportunities for Scholars at Risk (SARS) and other target groups such as refugees, asylum seekers, and others from other underrepresented communities.
