Universities need to do more to support refugee students

In the past two decades Australian universities and schools have received growing numbers of students from refugee backgrounds.

This is in line with increasing numbers of people accepted through…

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• The Conversation

But there are concerns refugee students are denied access to equitable educational opportunities as a result of:

• the challenges of settlement
• competing demands on their time due to family responsibilities (both in Australia and back home)
• financial concerns and getting trapped in low-skilled jobs.

In addition, transition is seen as something that only happens in the first year of university.

This adds challenges…

• Universities need to…