Socially responsible University in the era of refugee crisis

The recent refugee crises have shed particular light on the role of universities to build inclusive tools with the aim of facilitating migrants and refugees' access to university education and research, and promoting their social integration and active participation in academic and social life. To this aim, the international community and academic institutions are called upon to strengthen collaboration around common priorities, and initiatives addressed to refugees should be integrated in a broader approach to diversity. The UNESCO chairs may participate to this debate as a community of knowledge, offering a contribution of ideas to national, international and UNESCO policies.