What is Student Refugees?
Student Refugees is a project assisting refugees and asylum seekers in accessing higher education programmes in Iceland. The project is based on the idea that education is a human right in itself and should be accessible for everyone.
Therefore, the platform Student Refugees seeks to provide all the relevant information about how to fulfil requirements and apply for a higher education in Iceland. Moreover, Student Refugees provides information on overcoming common obstacles that refugees and asylum seekers run into when trying to access higher education.
Why Student Refugees?
We are aware that people with a refugee status face barriers while accessing higher education within the Icelandic system. Laws surrounding asylum seekers and refugees are subject to constant changes, which makes it difficult for people to fulfil school application requirements. Student Refugees aims to inform asylum seekers and refugees of their rights to education and provide an overview of their options at any given time, with the overall goal of making higher education more accessible for all.
Part of UN Sustainable Development Goals
Education is part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the Heads of State and Governments in September 2015. The 2030 Agenda is a new plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, with 17 SDGs and 169 associated targets at its core.
At Student Refugees we work specifically with Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.