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Three students sharing ideas during their class
Date
28 September 2020 - 11:34

Accessing higher education: Online mentoring for Syrian students

PADILEIA's new mentoring programme in Jordan and Lebanon is helping Syrian and local students to apply for a scholarship and access a higher education course.

Tags
Access, inclusion and gender, Refugee education
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Date
17 June 2020 - 15:33

Helping young Syrian refugees to access university and support their communities

Across Lebanon and Jordan, many talented young people are desperate to study for a university qualification but face significant barriers. What can be done to address this?

Tags
Distance education and blended learning, Refugee education, Access, inclusion and gender
Three students sharing ideas during their class
Date
30 October 2019 - 15:32

Breaking down barriers to higher education for Syrian refugees

The Partnership for Digital Learning and Increased Access (PADILEIA) produces and delivers blended higher education programmes to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.

Tags
Refugee education, Access, inclusion and gender, Distance education and blended learning
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Date
28 November 2018 - 07:13

Key learnings from teaching English to refugees online

Fiona Reay, from PADILEIA partner FutureLearn, reflects on lessons from a pilot series of English courses for refugee communities in Lebanon and Jordan.

Tags
Refugee education, Distance education and blended learning

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