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OLIve project and forced migrant access to Higher Education: Recommendations for the sector

OLIve Project and Forced Migrant Access to Higher Education: Recommendations for the Sector

For our OLIve course meeting today (Wednesday, 29 May 2019) on the OLIve project and refugee education: recommendations for the sector. Please find the following documents attached as follows:

Recommendations for the Sector AGM – [Download File in PDF Format]

Improving Access to Higher Education by Forced…

Reflections on the OLIve Course by Lynda Gilby

Reflections on the OLIve Course by Lynda Gilby

I spent 3 months working for the OLIve (Open Learning Initiative) program with the University of East London (UEL) completing an internship as part of my Master’s in Public and Global Health at the University of Tampere in Finland. What I experienced from this internship will always stay with me. I have never met such an inspiring and strong group of…

OLIve Graduation Day 3rd Cohort

OLIve Graduation Day By Paloma Pinto

2018 started with the third cohort of OLIve students. After 10 weeks of English language classes and lectures that introduced UEL archives, Birkbeck university’s compass project, Engi conflict management and internal lecturers.

The final day came last Saturday, 17th March. In the morning, final IELTS test were taken and last-minute presentation practices were…

Details of the OLIve 2 Lecture Slides uploaded include:

‘Lives in Limbo’ by Rebecca Murray from Article 26.  [Download Slides, PDF]

Making a difference in ethnic and religious minorities’ lives, across Europe  by Axel Ruppert from the European Network Against Racism, (ENAR).  [Download Slides, PDF]

UNHCR and refugee law: A brief overview by Mariann Hafredal [Download Slides, PDF]

Media Governance in a global era by Professor Sarikakis [Download Slides, PDF]

Paulo Freire: Pedagogy of the oppressed by Dr Aura Lounasmaa, OLIve Director and Lecturer at UEL. [Download Slides, PDF]

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Open Learning Initiative University Preparatory Program: End of Year Conference Online Screening

Open Learning Initiative University Preparatory Program: End of Year Conference Online Screening

Friday 16th June, 2017.

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We are happy to let you know that our first cohort of OLIve-UP students is soon to graduate at the CEU University Olive Course in Hungary.

To mark this important moment for our team, we are organizing a conference during which the students will have the…

UEL Olive Course: Academic Language and Writing Resources

Academic Language and Writing Resources

by Kirstin Mclenaghan

The following Academic Language and Writing Resources have been developed by Kirstin Mclenaghan for use on the UEL OLIve course.  These will also be uploaded on to the English Language Resources section of the OLIve website.

Resources:

Academic Language and Writing – [Download Academic Language and Writing Resources]

Academic Style…

Event: Education Beyond Borders: Resisting Immobilities and Intellectual Impossibility in Universities in Post-Brexit-Vote Britain and Beyond

Education Beyond Borders: Resisting Immobilities and Intellectual Impossibility in Universities in Post-Brexit-Vote Britain and Beyond A Fringe Event in Refugee Week 2017 Monday 19th June, 2017 1400 – 1800 Refugee Research Archive and Room EB.G. 10 University of East London, Docklands Campus. London

Booking: Via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/educating-without-borders-a-fringe-event-in-refuge…

Newly Lecture Slides and Resources Available

The following materials have now been uploaded onto the Olive website on the Teaching Resources page.  Further details are also available from the links below.

Lecture Slides

Understanding forced-migration and refugee narratives intersectionally by Dr. Rumana Hashem. [Download]

The Power of Language by Dr. Angie Voela. [Download]

Workshop Slides

Introduction to Library and Archive Resources by Paul V. Dudman. [Download]

Researching Archives by Paul V. Dudman. [Download]

Code Your Future Presentation. [Download]

Telling, Listening To, and Analysing Stories. [Download]