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Refugees Initiative

Specially organized courses for refugees students

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INSTITUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INITIATIVE

Université de Liège

COUNTRY

Belgium

CITY

Liège

Address

Place du 20 Août 7, 4000 Liège
Bureau d'accueil des réfugiés
Contact person - Antoine Decuyper
+32 (0)4 366 50 75
actions-refugies@uliege.be

TYPOLOGY

- Help desk and supporting services for refugee students
- Language and other introductory courses for refugee students
- Recognition of studies and prior learning for refugee students
- Tutoring and peer support for refugee students
- University policies on access to higher education

TARGET GROUPS

- Newly arrived refugees
- Students

DESCRIPTION AND METHODOLOGIES

Courses organized especially for refugees, at the initiative of the Refugee Platform (2016) in collaboration with the Higher Institute of Modern Languages ​​(ISLV Liège).
Objective: acquisition of the minimum level of French required (B2) for entry to the university (French courses organized for newcomers are numerous but limited to B1. A B2 + course was tested in 2017-2018
- 3-month modules - 3h / day, in the afternoon - 4 days a week
- 3 separate level classes (between A1 + and B2) - priority access reserved for candidates with "university" profile
15 people / class
- Various advantages: free registration, financing of transport costs outside downtown, free access to ULiège libraries, free access to activities relaxation and socialization organized by the University, pairs of French conversation with a member of the university community (student or any member of the
University community).
- Coaching project more "close" to "godparents", beyond the French language practice (intercultural communication in an asylum context).