NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE IN KRI-IRAQ “Language Needs of Syrians for Higher Education – Language for Resilience”
On Monday March 4, 2019 the HOPES project funded by the European Union and implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic, organised a National Stakeholders Dialogue, entitled ‘Language Needs of Syrians for Higher Education – Language for Resilience’ at the Cristal Hotel in Erbil, KRI.
This gathering is part of a series of stakeholders dialogues organised on a national level bringing together representatives from ministries, higher education institutions, key institutional stakeholders involved in tertiary education and the Syria crisis. The National Stakeholders Dialogues seek to provide a platform for discussion and information exchange, in order to expand the dialogue on higher education and the Syria crisis, to strengthen coordination on a national level and explore new approaches benefitting all stakeholders.
Following the welcomes by Dr Abdel Nasser Al-Hindawi from DAAD, and Jeffrey Armstrong from the British Council; the dialogue incorporated a panel session and various presentations addressing the specific language requirements of the local higher and further education system in KRI. The dialogue integrated suggestions of Syrian students and discussed programmatic challenges and needs of the higher education institutions in terms of foreign language courses. It also explored further recommendations and approaches towards helping both refugee students and institutions to overcome language barriers on a national level.
