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Opening universities for refugees: Education of displaced youth in South East Asia
October 25, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FREE
Wednesday 25 October 2017, 2.00pm
Speaker: Dr Gül İnanç, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Centre for Applied Human Rights Lecture
Introducing Opening Universities for Refugees (OUR), an independent initiative building knowledge networks and consortia to offer higher education to communities in need. The lecture will explore the global responsibilities of academia and will share OUR’s experience in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Dr İnanç is the founder of OUR, www.initiativeour.org
Location: Room D/L/047, Derwent College
Admission: is free of charge and open to all. No booking required.
If you have an accessibility need, please contact us at open-lectures@york.ac.uk or 01904 324466, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.
The majority of lectures are held on the University campus. There is a regular bus service and the campus is easily accessible by bicycle. Car parking is available in the Pay & Display car parks, which are free after 6pm. Please note however space in the Field Lane car park on Campus East is limited. More information on reaching the University together with maps and additional parking information can be found on our Information for Visitors webpages.