This document discusses the InHERE project which aims to support higher education institutions in Europe in integrating refugee students and researchers. The project will create a catalogue of good practices, hold webinars and workshops for staff training, develop guidelines for university staff, and provide policy recommendations. The European University Association, which represents over 850 members in 47 European countries, is coordinating the project to help mainstream support for refugees through collaboration and peer learning.

2. Henriette Stöber
EUA - Higher Education Policy Unit

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Henriette Stoeber, EUA
850 members in 47 European
countries
Learning and Teaching -
Universities in the EHEA
Research and Innovation –
Universities in the ERA
Internationalisation –
European Universities in a
Global Context
Governance, Funding and
Public Policy Development
Institutional Development –
Quality Assurance

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6. InHERE: Higher Education Supporting Refugees
in Europe
• Information & inspiration
• Mainstreaming through collaboration & peer learning
• Guidance & training for HEI staff

8. InHERE - project
Good practise catalogue (O1)
• Mapping tool
New features:
 Additional categories
 Examples of successful collaboration, thematic networks
User-friendliness
• Survey re-launch:
 General call for contributions
 Call for Updates + follow up call: impact, challenges and how to
overcome them
• Analysis – good & transferable practise
• Catalogue of GP

9. Impact Proven or likely number of students or researchers than the initiative has or could
reach
Cost Is the initiative likely to be high in cost for its implementation? What is the
estimated cost per refugee student/researcher?
Funding structure Volunteering, fundraising, institution/organisation internal budget, co-funding by
EU/national or local government etc.
Collaborative In collaboration with other institutions, with municipalities, NGOs, in co-funded
projects etc.
Strategic or stand-
alone
Linked to, or integral part of the institutions strategy (diversity management, third
mission, outreach, internationalisation... etc.)
Practice tested Is the initiative building on a former project/initiative?
Has it been tested elsewhere?
Innovation Is the approach innovative, testing new approaches/means?
Sustainability One-off initiative with limited duration?
Would funding be available also after the duration of the project funding?
Will benefits be long-term and also applicable to other disadvantaged learners at
the institution?
Transferability Could the approach be transferred to other institutions/organisations?
Or is its approach linked to the national/regional/local higher education
system/philosophy/context?
Would it also be beneficial to other groups of disadvantaged leaners at the same
institution?
Good practice identification

10. Good practice catalogue example
Strategic approaches to HE integration
Welcoming refugees as part of the HEI’s third mission, social responsibility – or
general internationalisation activities?
• Diversity management engrained in institutional mission
• Intentional, needs-based
• Overarching: outreach/recruitment – teaching and learning – services

11. InHERE - project
Living labs & training (O2)
• Webinar series (6 subsequent training events)
+ 2 face-to-face workshops
 Based on GP catalogue categories
 Focus on challenges and how to best overcome them
 Interactive, evaluating and (further) developing their own HEI’s action
plans
• Staff training week
 Protecting human rights of refugees and migrants
 Legal obstacles to facilitation access to higher education
 International and national cases compared (countries of consortium
members)
 Policy recommendations

12. InHERE - project
Guidelines for university staff members (O3)
 To facilitate integration of refugees in HE
 Based on GP and living lab experiences
 Reference to the training materials developed, as well as further info
and contacts
Policy Recommendations (O4)
 Recommendations to European, national & institutional policy levels
 Strongly liked to the social dimension of the EHEA

13. Henriette Stoeber
European University Association
Henriette.Stoeber@eua.be
www.eua.be
Showcase your initiative
http://refugeeswelcomemap.eua.be
Browse EUA’s Refugees Welcome
Map
http://refugeeswelcomemap.eua.be/map
inHERE project
http://www.inhereproject.eu/
SPHERE Supporting Higher
Education Reform Experts (former
Tempus Countries)
www.supporthere.org