Presentation on ZUJ Strategy -Refugees by Hani Al-Mimi Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan - Regione Apulia Representation in Brussels @UNIMED Week in Brussels

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ZUJ Strategy Towards
Refugees as a Case Study
Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Hani Al-Mimi

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RESCUE - General Info
DescriptionItem
Refugees Education Support in mena
CoUntriEs – RESCUE
Title
36 monthsDuration
UNIMEDCoordinator
12, 4 European, 8 ArabianPartners

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About - Problem
• partner countries are experiencing a very critical
situation due to the high number of refugees present on
their territory: most of these are Syrian citizens
• Refugees include a high percentage of former University
students who had to interrupt their academic
curriculum.

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RESCUE - Objective
• One of the main objectives is to help the Partner Country
Universities to create R-SOS units (Refugee Student
Operational Support Unit)

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R-SOS Mission
• help the refugee students in resuming their
academic training path by accessing the
standard curricula on the same basis as all the
other students

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R-SOS
• Physical R-SOS is Just created (equipment, location,
furniture, staff)
• It was physically existed without equipment and
partially operated
• Staff
• 7 Trainings
• 4 Study visits Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, and
Istanbul

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R-SOS Activities
• Pilot courses in English, IT, Math.
• Training, providing them with basic skills and
competencies for employment purposes
• Provide psychological advising
• Provide them with available scholarships
• Help them filling the application
• Preparing social activities (athletic competitions,
ship, trips, exhibitions)

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Psychological support
• Psychological Counseling Division

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Medical Treatment
• Students and their
families.
• People from
Surrounded areas
• Hundreds of
visitors each year

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Training

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Cooperation
• NGOs
• UNHCR
• HOPES project coordinators
• SPARK
• NRC

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Camps Visit
• Azraq and Za’tari camp visits:
• introduced the project
• explained the role of R-SOS unit
• provided them with contact information
• The opportunity of Azraq camp is higher than that
for Zaatari camp because of the distance.
• We answered their questions related to Distance
learning, scholarships (number, how to apply,
English skills, soft skills)

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Azraq

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Za’tari

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ZUJ Strategy towards Refugees
• Number of students
• 28% are international students
• 53% of the internationals are Syrian, and Iraqi
students
• Strategy, does not exceed 30%
• Engagement within the university
• student council
• Database for refugee students

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ZUJ Strategy towards Refugees
• Financial
• Free Transportation
• Free Medical insurance
• Free Psychological support
• Scholarships
• Providing continuous partial univ-
scholarships
• Networking to get more scholarships
• Full scholarships from other parties

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Strategy
• Dissemination and sustainability plans and
strategies are in preparation phase
• ZUJ modified the regulations and
organizational structure to have the R-SOS
unit
• Networking locally and globally in projects
that benefit local and global communities.
• Facilitate cultural understanding with
international counterparts
• Exposing the current situation of Refugees,
specially students, to the world society

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Thank You