Education plays a crucial role in helping migrants and refugees settle in new countries and environments. From language learning to the recognition of qualifications, education is a part of the solution throughout the integration process

Mr George Markopouliotis

Head of the European Commission Representation

The conference

The final conference of the EU project ‘Abused no More’ was successfully held on 22 of September in Nicosia, Cyprus. The conference entitled Shaping the European Educational Agenda from the Bottom Up’ was hosted by KISA – Action for Equality, Support Antiracism, as a project partner. The conference with 120 participants, including 20 participants from 8 EU member states, discussed how increasing migrant youth’s legal capability, especially in the area of gender-based discrimination and exclusion, will aid in their employability and social inclusion, thereby enhancing their self-empowerment. Read more

Videos from the conference

Conferences speeches (videos):

Ms Anthoula Papadopoulou – (KISA, Cyprus)

Mr George Markopouliotis – Head of the European Commission Representation in Cyprus

Dr Theo Gavrielides – Founder and Director of The IARS International Institute

Ms Senia Resul – Romanian-U.S. Alumni Association, Romania

Dr Miranda Christou

Mr Nikos Deji Odubitan Generation 2.0, Greece

Ms Andriana Ntziadima – IARS International Institute

Ms Ioana Barbu – Romanian-U.S. Alumni Association, Romania

Ms Elżbieta Grab – Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej – SIP, Poland

Ms Romy Wakil – KISA

Ms Licia Boccaletti – Anziani e Non Solo, Italy

Dr Spyros Spyrou

Ms Licia Boccaletti – Anziani e Non Solo, Italy

Leanne Caulfield – Immigrant Council of Ireland

Dr Ioanna Charalambous – Cardet, Cyprus

Ms Tonia Asimakopoulou – Project Coordinator, Greece