URGE – Ukrainian Refugees’ Gateway to Education

The URGE project aims to support the integration of Ukrainian refugee children in primary school age into the national education systems of 6 EU countries – Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands. The project will create a set of informational and educational tools for developing basic language, communication and intercultural skills for supporting the socio-cultural integration of Ukrainian primary school children in the local societies. The URGE products focus on the learning, social and emotional needs of Ukrainian refugee children and aim to help them increase their motivation to learn the local language, get familiar with the country’s cultural specifics, get to know the local school environment, promote their participation in school life, their integration with peers and positive socio-cultural interactions.

The project is funded under the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2024-2026.

Aims:

• To support the integration of Ukrainian refugee primary school children in the education systems of the host countries
• To develop basic language, communication and intercultural skills reflecting the specific learning, social and emotional needs of Ukrainian refugee children
• To help children deal more effectively with various situations which include socio-cultural interactions and intercultural conflict at school
• To raise awareness of the importance of education for social inclusion among the children’s parents and carers
• To improve the capacities of education providers and organisations working with migrants and refugees

Outcomes:

• Collection of teaching and learning techniques providing effective models for addressing the learning, social and emotional needs of refugee learners
• Interactive Infographics providing country-specific information for Ukrainian refugees for the 6 host countries, including information on the cultural specifics and languages of the host countries, the structure of the local education systems, opportunities offered by primary education for Ukrainian children and recognition of acquired competences
• Interactive Learning Tools for Ukrainian children focused on developing basic language, communication and intercultural skills of primary school children through different learning approaches and digital tools divided into priority topics

PARTNERS:

Inthecity Project Development B.V. (NL) – coordinator

Scoala Primara EuroEd (RO)

KU TU EOOD (BG)

INTEGRA FILDER E.V. (DE)

INICIATIVAS DE FUTURO PARA UNA EUROPA SOCIAL COOP V (ES)

Cooperatieve vereniging Pressure Line U.A. (NL)

UNIVERSITA PER STRANIERI DI SIENA (IT)

For more information on the project, please visit www.urgeproject.eu, or contact the project partners.