Supporting refugee learners from Ukraine in higher education in Europe

In order to offer immediate assistance and clarify the legal status of those fleeing the conflict, the Council of the European Union adopted Directive 2001/55/EC on 4 March 2022 regarding the granting of temporary protection to refugees from Ukraine (1). [...] In the case of Ireland, the only novel (in the sense of not existing prior to the start of the Russian invasion) large-scale type of measure is financial support for refugee learners from Ukraine, including a tuition fee waiver. [...] The toolkit is a joint effort to assist ENIC-NARIC centres in the development of practical approaches to credential evaluation and recognition of the qualifications held by refugees, displaced persons and persons in a refugee-like situation, even in cases of missing documentation or where the qualifications are scarcely documented. [...] Most of the measures that have now been developed to respond to the arrival of displaced people from Ukraine existed prior to the outbreak of the conflict. [...] Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Welcoming those fleeing war in Ukraine: Readying Europe to meet the needs.