Published : 31-10-2017
As part of its scholarship program for young refugees in Greece, the US Embassy in Greece announced 200 academic scholarships for refugees at the American University of Greece.
On its website, the Embassy announced the launch of its Unified Educational Program "From the Camp to the Campus" which it provides to the refugees in Greece free of charge, with refugee expenses.
The Embassy added that "its program comes in cooperation with the American University in Thessaloniki - the Anadolu University, the American University in Greece and the University of Piraeus - the American Farm School, noting that 100 scholarships were allocated to Athens and 100 scholarships in Thessaloniki.”
The Embassy added that: "The aim of this program is to provide opportunities for displaced students to continue their education and providing them with the knowledge, skills and academic credentials they can use in Greece or in any other European country they may move to in the future; in addition to helping them out of the camps and with integrating into local colleges, to provide the young refugees with hope for the future.”
The Embassy explained that the program "Unified Education: From the Camp to the Campus" will offer two courses for each student for the next two semesters (Autumn 2017 and Spring 2018), in the three American universities in Athens and Thessaloniki. The courses offered include English language preparation courses and academic courses in a variety of fields based on the participants' background, as well as vocational training.
The Embassy set a final date for submitting applications to the universities referred to on the 24th of November, noting that Webster University will offer 20 scholarships, starting in the spring of 2018.
It is worth mentioning that thousands of Syrian and Palestinian immigrants live in extremely harsh humanitarian conditions in Greece and its islands. The number of stranded Palestinian-Syrians in Greece until the end of 2016 is estimated to be 400 refugees, most of which are on the islands of Lesbos, Mytilene, Chios, Leros and Kos, including families, children, women and elderly people.
As part of its scholarship program for young refugees in Greece, the US Embassy in Greece announced 200 academic scholarships for refugees at the American University of Greece.
On its website, the Embassy announced the launch of its Unified Educational Program "From the Camp to the Campus" which it provides to the refugees in Greece free of charge, with refugee expenses.
The Embassy added that "its program comes in cooperation with the American University in Thessaloniki - the Anadolu University, the American University in Greece and the University of Piraeus - the American Farm School, noting that 100 scholarships were allocated to Athens and 100 scholarships in Thessaloniki.”
The Embassy added that: "The aim of this program is to provide opportunities for displaced students to continue their education and providing them with the knowledge, skills and academic credentials they can use in Greece or in any other European country they may move to in the future; in addition to helping them out of the camps and with integrating into local colleges, to provide the young refugees with hope for the future.”
The Embassy explained that the program "Unified Education: From the Camp to the Campus" will offer two courses for each student for the next two semesters (Autumn 2017 and Spring 2018), in the three American universities in Athens and Thessaloniki. The courses offered include English language preparation courses and academic courses in a variety of fields based on the participants' background, as well as vocational training.
The Embassy set a final date for submitting applications to the universities referred to on the 24th of November, noting that Webster University will offer 20 scholarships, starting in the spring of 2018.
It is worth mentioning that thousands of Syrian and Palestinian immigrants live in extremely harsh humanitarian conditions in Greece and its islands. The number of stranded Palestinian-Syrians in Greece until the end of 2016 is estimated to be 400 refugees, most of which are on the islands of Lesbos, Mytilene, Chios, Leros and Kos, including families, children, women and elderly people.
