Access and Support in Conflict Areas of the World

How do we access and support students from regional conflict areas? What are the best practices in obtaining and reviewing documentation if it is available? How do we break down barriers to support student and scholare mobility? What can we do in regions where documentation may not be available or comes at serious risk to the student and those around them? We will look at some examples and suggest tools and strategies for ways a campus and community can support students from these regions.

First Learning Outcome: Identify the characteristics and consequences of Regional Conflict that impact education 

Second Learning Outcome: Analyze and evaluate the current conflict in Myanmar- its impact on the National Education Strategic Plan and responses.

Third Learning Outcome: Apply strategies and illustrate flexibilities to support students in conflict areas resulting in a framework and toolbox for HEIs and their communities.

Core Competency: Diversity and Inclusion

Proficiency: International Proficiencies

Presenter(s): 

Christopher Adams University of Indiana

Staci Bernhard Florida International University