The BUE participated in Going Global 2018 from 2-4 May 2018. The BUE Research Team (Prof. Shadia Fahim, Dr. Mohamad Saad and Dr. Rania M. Rafik Khalil) shared the findings of their research “Perceptions of Syrian Refugees on Higher Education” on the 3 May 2018 in the session titled Refugees in tertiary education: global challenge, local responses from 9:30-10:45 am. Dr. Mohamad Saad was the speaker at the conference on behalf of the BUE and the research team.
The research is funded by the British Council, UK and the UNHCR with a total of $52,052 as external research funding. The session was chaired by Gail Campbell, Director of Education – MENA, British Council, Egypt. The research has been ongoing for 8 months, two stages have been completed and is currently still in progress.
Listen to the full session on the audio-podcast:
Visit the Going Global 2018 website for more details: https://www.britishcouncil.org/going-global/programme/sessions/refugees-tertiary-education