28.03.2019 14:00 - 28.03.2019 16:30 | Washington DC

Washington DC Panel

  

REFUGEES. NOT A BURDEN BUT A POWER! CARRYING THE ACADEMIC HERITAGE TO THE FUTURE

Promoting Social Inclusion of the Refugees

 

2.00-2.40 Panel Opening & Introduciton of the Project

Ali Çınar- Turkish Heritage Organization, Wellcome Speech (5 minutes)

Project Videos (15 minutes)

Prof Zeliha Koçak Tufan, CoHE of Turkey, Project Coordinator- Preservation of the Academic Heritage Project and & The Impact of National Policies and Strategies on Refugees' Education (15 minutes)

2.40-4.30 Panel

Chair: Umran İnan, Koç University

The Academic Heritage
Prof Dr Ömer Turan, Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Chair of Department of History.
15 minutes

Academic Integration of Refugees into Higher Education System:
How are we doing? Best Practices from Turkish Universities

Prof. Dr Mehmed Özkan, Rector, Boğazici University
15 minutes

Prof. Dr Umran İnan, Rector, Koç University
15 minutes

Discussion

Closing Remarks