Objectives:
- Activation of actions dedicated to refugees, holders of international and humanitarian protection and asylum seekers residing in the Region of Sardinia, in order to improve access to the University, facilitate the recognition of foreign qualifications and encourage job start-up. The actions will be managed through the "SMILE" desk, set up by the Student Mobility Sector to support foreign students intending to enrol at the University of Cagliari, in cooperation with the Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR) and, in particular, with the Local Authorities and Associations collaborating in the management of the centres in Southern Sardinia.
Planned activities:
- Provide a 'face-to-face' linguistic-cultural mediation service to facilitate communication between university staff and refugees interested in enrolling in UNICA and inform them about the university's logistical and administrative organisation.
- Facilitate the production of documents required for access to university education in collaboration with the CIMEA (Centre for Information on Academic Equivalences), which plays an informative and advisory role in the recognition of foreign qualifications, and with Office VII of the DGSP (General Directorate for the Promotion of the Country System) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Activating procedures for the recognition of qualifications of subjects lacking the necessary documentation (self-certification, skills tests, interviews).
- Activation of Italian language learning paths (in addition to the literacy already envisaged in their reception path) aimed at achieving certification of competence at least at level B1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Whenever possible, "linguistic tandems" will be activated, alongside Italian students studying Arabic or other useful languages, in order to achieve better integration, as well as a mutually beneficial cultural exchange.
- Awarding of Online Linguistic Support (OLS) language licences provided for by the Erasmus+ Community programme to facilitate online learning of European languages available on the appropriate platform.
- Exemption from the payment of enrolment fees for students intending to enrol in Degree Courses, Single-Cycle Degree Courses and Master's Degree Courses at the University of Cagliari from AY 2016/2017.
- Support for the acquisition of textbooks, through extended loans in agreement with the University Library System or through contributions for purchase.
- Credit recognition for LM students who carry out tutoring activities for this particular category of students, with particular reference to exam preparation.
- Possibility of enrolling on individual courses, with fee waiver, to acquire the curricular requirements for students wishing to enrol on Master's degree courses.
- Provision of professional work experience placements at the various university facilities, to improve direct knowledge of the world of work and promote work integration.
- Monthly monitoring of the service through the analysis and collection of data and numbers relating to access, with the drafting of a monthly report.
- Activation of a training course for cultural mediators.
University Corridors for Refugees UNI-CO-RE 5.0
Call for applications for 2 scholarships UNICORE 5.0
The call for applications for the UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees Project has been published.
Promoted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNICORE aims to enable refugee students in Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to continue their academic studies at Italian universities.
For the fifth edition of the project (UNICORE 5.0), the University of Cagliari is offering 2 scholarships to access some master’s degree courses.
The deadline for submitting applications is 19 May 2023, 1pm (Italian time).
Call Unicore 5.0 selection notice - Italian
UniCa Unicore 5 call
Entry requirements Master Programmes Unicore 5
Application form Unicore 5.0
https://universitycorridors.unhcr.it/
University corridors: an opportunity for refugee students