Refugee Crises & Carrying the Academic Heritage to the Future Through Higher Education

11 June 2019 |2 pm | SOAS Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre WC1H 0XG|FREE ADMISSION

Program
Panel Opening and Welcome Remarks
14:00-14:20 Video clips of the project

Panel
Chair: Prof. Mehmed ÖZKAN, Rector of Boğaziçi University
14:20-14:40 Project Presentation: Refugee Crises & Preservation of the Academic Heritage of the Middle East
Prof. Zeliha KOÇAK TUFAN, Member of Executive Board-CoHE,Turkey

14:40-15:00 Academic Heritage
Prof. Ayşegül KOMSUOĞLU ÇITIPITIOĞLU, İstanbul University, Dean

15:00-15:20 Academic Integration of Refugees in the UK
Dr. Idil Osman, SOAS University of London

15:20-16:00 Academic Integration of Refugees into Higher Education System: How are we doing it? Best practices from Turkish universities.
Prof. Mustafa Verşan KÖK, Rector of Middle East Technical University
Prof. Mehmed ÖZKAN, Rector of Boğaziçi University

Panel Discussion
16:00-16:20 Questions &Answers

***Please note that the panel will be conducted in English.