Konference: Young refugees in Nordic countries – health, education and employment in an equity perspective

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The online conference language is English.

Written interpretation is available.

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This online conference will be broadcasted live, please visit integration Norden to watch the livestream.

The project objective was to create a better understanding of how health, education and employment jointly play a role in the process of integration of young refugees in the Nordics. By comparisons of the differences between otherwise similar countries the results can identify possible effects of policy decisions and disentangle some of the processes forming the health and welfare trajectories of young refugees.

Unique register data across the Nordic countries will be presented. In addition, analyses of Nordic health reception as well as qualitative studies on educational and labour market policies and practices related to young refugees will be disseminated.

The participants will be invited to discuss the learnings from the results in a national and local perspective and their implications for integration policies for different groups of refugees. Link to the invitation in pdf.

Main topics at the online event:

  • Integration of refugees: the interactive dynamics of health, education and employment
  • Educational trends, patterns of employment and selected health indicators among young refugees
  • A healthy start: A comparative analysis of health reception policies for asylum-seeking and refugee children in the Nordic Countries
  • Young refugees’ pathways in(to) education – Teacher and student voices: challenges, opportunities, and dilemmas
“Welfare policies related to refugees need to take into account the interrelations between inclusive health care, successful education and entrance into the labour markets”
Professor Allan Krasnik, University of Copenhagen
 
“We hope the outcomes of these studies can be used to support the key challenge facing all the Nordic countries, if their education systems are to facilitate social cohesion and promote integration of newly arrived refugees into our societies”
Associate Professor Signe Smith Jervelund, University of Copenhagen
 
“The CAGE-project is an example of the importance of a Nordic cooperation, within the field of integration. Comparisons between countries can contribute to design the best possible efforts for young refugees.”
Senior advisor, Kristin Marklund, Nordic Welfare Centre