Open call for grants for the ‘Transition course to university studies’ of the UB’s Support programme for refugees

They are aimed at non-EU students who are threatened and/or displaced in their countries of origin or refugees in countries of first reception or transit. The University of Barcelona opens the 2021-2022 call for grants for the Transition course to university studies, and the subsequent completion of master’s degree or…

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Floating or constructed wetlands: nature-based water treatments being tested in cities in Southeast Asia

Representatives from Sri Lanka, Philippines and Vietnam, as well as from the UB Solidarity Foundation, have presented their experiences in the field. Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona (UB) is an associate partner of the project Integrated assessment of existing practices and development of pathways for the effective integration…

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EdiCitNet will hold an online conference on how to make cities edible

The event will explore the latest findings on the power of urban food innovation to tackle social, ecological and economic challenges within cities. The Edible Cities Network (EdiCitNet), of which the Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona is a partner, will hold its first live online annual conference, ‘Making…

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Placing diversity at the heart of organizational culture improves the inclusion of migrants and refugees in the university

It was one of the conclusions of the virtual seminar on the role of universities in the socio-educational inclusion of refugees and migrants. The Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona has organized, on November 25, through Zoom, one of the two multiplier events of the European project UNI(di)VERSITY (of…

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A virtual seminar will present the ‘Atlas of Inclusion’, with diversity strategies in higher education

The ‘Atlas of Inclusion: Higher education diversity strategies for migrant and refugee inclusion’ is the first output of the European UNI(di)VERSITY project, in which UB Solidarity Foundation takes part. The Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona organizes, on Thursday, November 25, between 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., the virtual…

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