4.14.4.2. Education
Challenges for beneficiary children’s inclusion in education begin already during the reception phase (see Section 4.7). Belgian authorities try to facilitate applicant children’s enrolment into school during reception, for example through the expansion of the network of schools offering induction classes to all newly-arrived foreign children with two new institutions joining in Wallonia, Belgium. Schools have been able to enrol children and accommodate all requests since the launching of this initiative, but the number of requests for enrolment increased in 2021.European Website on Integration. (2021, March 10). Belgium: Deux nouvelles écoles ouvrent leurs portes aux jeunes primo-arrivants [Belgium: Two new schools open to newcomers]. https://ec.europa.eu/migrant-integration/news/belgium-deux-nouvelles-ec…
The Romanian Ministry of Education launched a special catch-up programme, open also for applicant and refugee children, to provide support with Romanian language learning and mathematics (see Section 4.7).European Website on Integration. (2021, March 30). Remedial education programme for children launched by Ministry of Education. https://ec.europa.eu/migrant-integration/news/remedial-education-progra… The civil society organisations Zaedno v chas (Teach for Bulgaria) and EducArt International Association published material to support children whose mother tongue is not Bulgarian to learn the Bulgarian alphabet.European Website on Integration. (2021, September 9). Alphabet book for bilingual pupils. https://ec.europa.eu/migrant-integration/library-document/alphabet-book…
The Irish Refugee Council and College Connect launched a new report on barriers to access higher education for refugees and people in the asylum process.Irish Refugee Council. (2021, November 17). Press Release: New report spotlights higher education barriers faced by refugees and people in asylum process. https://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/news/press-release-new-report-spotli… The Irish government was aware of some of the barriers, like high education fees, and thus continued to facilitate access to higher education for applicant students (see Section 4.7).
The Ministry of Universities in Spain issued a new decree on the recognition procedure for foreign degrees and shortened the procedure to 6 months.European Website on Integration. (2021, March 25). Spain: New decree on recognition procedure for foreign degrees. https://ec.europa.eu/migrant-integration/news/spain-new-decree-recognit…
