Resources from a Workshop on Helping Syrian Refugees

Al-Fanar Media, the British Council, and SPARK co-sponsored a workshop in Istanbul on March 1-2, where more than 100 participants gathered to learn, network, and develop partnerships and programs to provide higher education to Syrian refugees. Sessions included "Emerging and Existing Scholarship Programs," "Building More Productive Partnerships," "Can Online and Blended Learning Rise to the Challenge of the Refugee Crisis?" and "What Should Be the Role of Syrian Academics in Educating Syrian Youth?" among others. Participants included large and small nonprofit organizations, government officials, donors, and initiatives large and small that share one common goal: to help as many Syrian youth as possible access opportunities for higher education.