HOPES MADAD
AGU has been one of the three Universities leading the HOPES project in Turkey.
HOPES (Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians) is a €12 million project, funded by the European Union’s Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis, ‘the Madad Fund’ and implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) together with the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic.
It aims at improving prospects for young Syrians and contributing to the preparation of the post-crisis reconstruction of Syria. The project seeks to provide better access to quality further and higher education opportunities for refugees of post-secondary-age from Syria as well as young people in the host communities affected by the high influx of refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
The life span of the project will be from April 2016 until November 2019, during which refugees from Syria and young people in the host communities will benefit from a wide range of educational offers, academic counselling, language courses, and full academic scholarships and higher education short courses. Further and higher education institutions and organizations in host communities will also receive financial support to provide innovative educational offers and thereby improve their own capacity. Syrian learners will profit from recognised learning achievements, completed degrees and advanced academic and language training. This will enable them to continue their studies and careers when they return to Syria (source http://www.hopes-madad.org/)
AGU objectives;
- Increasing the number of immigrants and vulnerable youth enrolling in higher education programmes or further opportunities;
- Facilitating their transition process by empowering their personal and professional competences;
- Breaking stereotypes of two communities towards each other supporting their social integration;
- Strengthening organisational capacity of project parties to approach immigrants more effectively.
AGU results;
- 90 Syrian and vulnerable Turkish youngsters directly and 500 Syrian and more than 10.000 indirectly increased their capacity leading to enrolment in higher education programmes or other opportunities;
- 80 of them attending workshops developed their key competences facilitating their integration and employability;
- Peer learning and volunteer support mechanism is promoted among immigrant youngsters, vulnerable youth and youngsters from the host community leading to better understanding of each other and increased intercultural integration;
- Organisational capacity of 3 universities and 20 CSOs to understand the needs, constraints and potential of the target group and deal with social issues is strengthened.
- Improved access to basic services for vulnerable youth
- AGU was nominated as best practice and asked to present the AGU project results at the HOPES Regional Conference (report here)
More Information and Documentation on the AGU-led project can be consulted here:
HOPES_Guidance_Guide
AGU-HOPES-EGITICI-EGITIMI-TOT-EGITIM-UYGULAMALARI
AGU-HOPES-Egitmen-Kitapcik
