The aim of the symposium is to discuss topics relating to the recognition of educational qualifications acquired abroad by people with a migration background in the social and educational sector in Germany and to jointly think ahead in terms of opportunities. In addition, the symposium serves to promote networking between relevant contact points and organisations and offers a protected space for exchanging experiences.

The conference is aimed at migrant self-organisations (MSOs), public institutions, providers of vocational further education, providers of further education counselling, public bodies and their placement specialists who work with the target group at counselling centres (e.g. employment agency, job centre, etc.).

Relevant topics will be

• Framework conditions for the academic appointment of people with migration and refugee biographies in Germany
• Challenges and opportunities for the recognition of qualifications acquired abroad by people with migration and refugee biographies in the professional field of social work and education in Germany
• Innovative approaches and strategies for the academic appointment of people with migration and refugee biographies in Germany

Content

• Presentations and workshops by experts from practice and science
• Discussions and dialogue in small groups / separate Safer Space
• Presentation of projects and experiences from the field

Programme for the symposium "Rethinking further education in the migration society - framework conditions for academic appointments in social work and education for migrants"

• 09:30 Registration/coffee
• 10:00 Welcome
• 10:15 Welcome address Prof Dr Elke Katharina Wittich (Central Centre for Further Education at Leibniz Universität Hannover)
• 10:20 Contribution by Nurten-Berivan Ediz (Coach and People & Culture Consultant): Transcultural Coaching
• 10:35 Welcome by Prof.in Dr Ayça Polat (University of Oldenburg) and Dr Merle Hinrichsen Dr Merle Hinrichsen (Technical University of Braunschweig) Goethe University Frankfurt Presentation of the "MIRASTO" and "Contact Studies" project
• 11:00 Lecture: Prof.in Dr Alisha M.B. Heinemann(University of Bremen)
• 11:40 Coffee break
• 11:55 Workshop 1: Maryam Mohammadi (Project Officer at the Refugee Council of Lower Saxony): Accompanying recognition: Coaching and further education for refugees and migrants in social academic appointments
• 11:55 Workshop 2: Yezidisches Forum Oldenburg e.V.
• 13:00 Lunch

• 13:45 Panel discussion with Wilma Nyari, Dr Anwar Hadeed (amfn e.V.), Bernadette Tusch (ifak.de), Kai von Hörsten (Federal Labour Agency) moderated by Prof Dr Ayça Polat(University of Oldenburg) and other guests (parallel to the Safer Space)
  

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• 13:45 Safer Space for migrant and migrant-influenced organisations (parallel to the panel discussion)
• 14:45 Coffee break
• 15:00 Summary of the conference results
• 15:50 Acknowledgements and farewell
• 16:00 Slow wind-down

The conference is taking place as part of the projects "MIRASTO - Migrant Self-Organisations and Socio-Pedagogical Further Education" and "Contact Studies: Recognition and Pedagogical Competence in the Migration Society" at Carl von Ossietzky University. The co-operation partner is the ZEW of the Leibniz University of Hanover.

The "MIRASTO" project is being carried out in co-operation between Goethe University and the University of Oldenburg and aims to develop modules and materials for diversity-sensitive further education in (social) educational fields.

On the one hand, the institutional training courses are intended to counter the shortage of skilled workers and, at the same time, to open up opportunities for immigrants from third countries whose educational training and previous work in Germany has so far not been recognised or only partially recognised in legal, technical or professional terms.

In Oldenburg, sub-project 3 of the "MIRASTO" project is dedicated to designing and testing diversity-sensitive training and learning materials. It combines the findings from research with the experiences of migrant self-organisations.

Training and learning modules are developed in a dialogue-based workshop format. The many years of experience of the Centre for Lifelong Learning (C3L) and the Centre for Migration and Cultural Studies (CMC) at the University of Oldenburg will play a key role in the (further) development. CMC - Centre for Migration, Education and Cultural Studies // University of Oldenburg

In addition to the qualification programme, a practical handbook and a documentary film will be produced, which will be made available to all interested parties in a suitable form for their own use at the end of the project.

Link: MIRASTO - Migrant self-organisations and socio-educational further education // University of Oldenburg

The project"Kontaktstudium: Anerkennung und pädagogische Kompetenz in der Migrationsgesellschaft" is being carried out by the CMC (Center for Migration, Education and Cultural Studies), C3L (Center for Lifelong Learning) and the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Oldenburg in co-operation with kargah e.V. in Hanover, effect gGmbH in Bremen and KUBI Gesellschaft für Kultur und Bildung gGmbH & Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. It is co-financed by the European Union from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). It is also funded by the PROFI programme of the DAAD with funds from the BMFTR.

The project consists of four building blocks. They are aimed at providing sustainable support for the effective participation of highly qualified migrants and refugees who are striving for qualification-appropriate and fair access to education in the pedagogical field and social participation in line with their level of qualification.

Link: Contact study programme // University of Oldenburg