Bridging the Access Gap: A Comparison of Educational Opportunities of Young Newcomers in the European Union (January 2019 – December 2020)
Between 2015 and 2016, more than 2.2 million teenagers and young adults migrated to or within the European Union. Given their oftentimes interrupted education, access to schools and vocational training programs is crucial for these 16- to 25-year-olds.
In this research project, The Expert Council’s Research Unit compares the educational opportunities of young refugees and other newly-migrated 15- to 24-year-olds in selected member states of the European Union. The research focusses on (barriers to) access to secondary and post-secondary education as well as salient pathways and support services for newcomers.
The two-year project was funded by Stiftung Mercator. Initial findings were published in January 2020 in a policy brief. The final study was published in German in November 2020, the English version of the final report was published in December 2020.
Publications
Policy Brief
A matter of luck? Newcomers and their access to vocational education and training in Germany
Study
Out of the maze. Easing the path to vocational education and training for young newcomers in Europe
Weitere Beiträge
Erstes Webinar des Goethe-Instituts Tunesien mit Holger Kolb behandelt Optionen der Arbeitsmigration nach Deutschland
Cornelia Schu bei Preisverleihung zum Wettbewerb „Zusammen wachsen: Gute Ideen für Integration am Arbeitsmarkt“
Vortrag von Holger Kolb auf der 34. Migrationsfachtagung der Katholischen Akademie Stapelfeld