New IIE Report on Syrian University Students and Scholars in Turkey

The latest IIE report, "We Will Stop Here and Go No Further: Syrian University Students and Scholars in Turkey" in collaboration with the University of California, Davis, uncovers the conditions and educational needs of Syrian university students and scholars in Turkey. Based on field-based research conducted this summer, the report follows two others on Lebanon and Jordan. According to the report, "Syrian academics in Turkey are struggling to navigate an unfamiliar system, exacerbated by language barriers that are often insurmountable." International partnerships, along with donors, "can play a critical role in facilitating the integration of Syrian faculty in Turkey. Without funding support and the promise of attractive international partnerships, very few Syrian scholars will find opportunities to continue their academic work at Turkish institutions."