Publications and conference activities
"UNINETTUNO UNIVERSITY FOR REFUGEES: A MODEL OF NETWORK FOR AN EDUCATION WITHOUT BOUNDARIES"
Author:
M. A. Garito
Place/Date:
ONU, New York, 1/6/2019
Abstract
The Universities have always been true instruments of peace and respect for differences, melting pot of international identities and creators of the most creative chapters in history. nd today they do are more than ever, in the turmoil of the contemporary world, characterized also by a huge migration phenomenon. Just in 2015, year in which UNINETTUNO launched University for Refugees initiative, about 155 thousands migrants disembarked on Italian shores, and 84thousands of them sought for asylum. In this context, putting the whole society facing the need of learning a new culture of civil coexistence, Universities can still play a fundamental role in providing to XXI Century citizenships the cultural instruments needed to live in a more globalized and interconnected society.