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The Rocky Road of Refugees to German Universities

30.11.2018 , in ((Bodies and Spaces in Times of Crisis, Politics, Skills and Migration)) , ((1 Comment))

Access of migrants and refugees to German universities depends on the classification of their prior degrees and qualifications. The access routes into higher education for refugees are challenged by achieving language competencies and proving their ‘ability to study’. Many refugees who reached Germany in the last few years are already ...

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Student Initiatives Helping Refugees to Study at Swiss Universities

29.11.2018 , in ((Bodies and Spaces in Times of Crisis, Politics, Skills and Migration)) , ((2 Comments))
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Up to ten percent of the refugees in Switzerland have a background in higher education. Facing many more obstacles than the average student, such as limited financial support and not verified diplomas, fugitives with academic background find it very hard, if not impossible, to continue their education at a Swiss ...

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Zur Rechtmässigkeit von Abweisungen von Migrant*innen an Schengen-Binnengrenzen

20.06.2018 , in ((Good Practices)) , ((No Comments))

In der letzten Zeit gab es in einigen Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union, vor allem in Deutschland, Vorschläge, Migrant*innen an der Grenze abzuweisen. Auch in der Schweiz wird dies gelegentlich vorgetragen. Nach einer Lektüre des nationalen Rechts erscheint es tatsächlich möglich, Migrant*innen an der Grenze abzuweisen. So erlaubt z.B. Art. 64c AuG «formlose ...

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Wie viele «Sans-Papiers» gibt es überhaupt in der Schweiz?

02.03.2018 , in ((Politics, Sans-Papiers)) , ((No Comments))

Wenn Politiker*innen «Sans-Papiers» diskutieren, werfen sie mit allerlei Zahlen um sich. Das Staatssekretariat für Migration gab vor gut einem Jahr eine Studie in Auftrag, um herauszufinden, wie viele «Sans-Papiers» es überhaupt in der Schweiz gibt und was deren Profil ist. Dies ist offensichtlich kein einfaches Unterfangen, handelt es doch um Personen, die sich für längere Zeit ohne Aufenthaltsbewilligung in der Schweiz aufhalten. ...

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Complying with What? Non-Compliance in the UK Immigration Detention

27.02.2018 , in ((Experiences)) , ((No Comments))

The notion of non-compliance with immigration policy and enforcement is a recurring theme, which regularly comes up both in reviewing government policy and through ethnographic work with men detained in the Verne immigration removal center. Non-compliance is not always the intentional manifestation of personal agency. Instead, in the messy landscape of UK immigration detention it can be another tool of domination. ...

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