Eurydice

This report investigates existing national/top-level policies and measures that promote diversity and inclusion in school education.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed a serious threat to the lives of millions of people, many of whom have been forced to flee their home and search for protection in neighbouring European countries. The host countries are now called upon to respond to this situation by providing refugees from Ukraine with support measures to facilitate their rapid and successful integration in the new society. Higher education is a critical sector in this response, as the war has had a major impact on higher education staff and students from Ukraine.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced many people to flee their home and search for protection in neighbouring European countries, amongst them a large proportion of children and young people. Schools in receiving countries now have a responsibility to provide the young learners with quality education and support. While European countries have already taken many actions to address refugee learners’ educational needs, equal attention needs to be paid to their psychosocial needs.

This Eurydice Brief presents the main findings of the Eurydice report Integrating Students from Migrant Backgrounds into Schools in Europe: National Policies and Measures, published in January 2019 and produced under the auspices of the European Commission. The information is based on existing top-level regulations and recommendations for the school year 2017/18, gathered by the Eurydice Network in 42 education systems.

This Eurydice report investigates what top-level education authorities across Europe do to promote the integration of students from a migrant background into schools. It presents a comparative mapping of a wide range of national policies and measures aimed at placing newly arrived migrant students in schools and addressing the various issues related to them.