“A wave of solidarity,” was how the great rise of new initiatives that emerged since 2015 in the Netherlands and in many other European countries around the reception and inclusion of refugees in society was described. While media reports were … Continue reading
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Undocumented workers can now study at VU after all
Young people without a residence permit who are rooted in the Netherlands and have a Dutch high school diploma can recently study at the VU for the normal tuition of two thousand euros. Ten thousand euros tuition per year. That … Continue reading
Seminar: “Inclusive policies from the experience of young refugees: experiences, impact and challenges”
Seminar: “Inclusive policies from the experience of young refugees: experiences, impact and challenges” For whom: Policy makers, youth workers, young people, other interested parties Where: BOOST Amsterdam (Danie Theronstraat 2, 1091 XX Amsterdam) When: Thursday, October 6, 2022, 14:00 – … Continue reading
Improving refugee perspectives in policymaking – Meet-up with Refugee Academy and SYVNL
For a couple of years, we (Syrian Volunteers NL and Refugee Academy) have been working together around the importance of refugee perspectives in policy making and the challenges connected. Some refugee advocates and refugee-led initiatives have already been connected with us in this … Continue reading
LIMBO x VU Views – Opening Event
On Monday June 27th, the LIMBO exhibition at VU Views at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will be opened to the public. LIMBO is an exhibition created as an accumulation of content made during a workshop series for and by queer/refugee/migrant community … Continue reading
Academic workshop – Engaged Scholarship: why and how?
More and more, the societal implications of scientific research and the associated responsibility of the researcher is being stressed and rethought. Engaged scholarship is one way in which scholars approach doing research and position their work within society. Yet, what … Continue reading
Podcast: Imagine 60 Years Up – On Diversity & Inclusion
In 2022, AmCham is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a year full of celebratory and notable events. Leading up to the big anniversary event of January 26, AmCham will host a series of (breakfast) sessions in collaboration with the content … Continue reading
Winter School ‘Research-creation: merging the critical and the creative’
This course invites students to rethink and re-evaluate standard methods of thinking, knowing, doing, and sharing within academia. We will highlight artistic practice as research and the act of creation as a form of knowledge in and of itself. Continue reading
“Towards a structural place for refugee perspectives in policymaking” – English summary
A refugee experience knows many different phases, each of which is fueled by positive and negative meanings. It starts with leaving behind everything that is familiar – your life, your loved ones, your environment – and the need to make … Continue reading
New website “Learning Crossroads for Refugee Inclusion”
Today we are launching the website for our research project ‘’Learning Crossroads for Refugee Inclusion’’. This project researches citizens’ initiatives whose mandates are centred on the promotion of the social participation and inclusion of refugees in the Netherlands. There has … Continue reading