We will stop here and go no further: Syrian university students and scholars in Turkey

The crisis in Syria continues to have a devastating impact on professors, university students, and the education sector, not only in Syria but also in the neighboring countries that are hosting so many displaced Syrians. In this report, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and its Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis look at the conditions and educational needs of Syrian university students and scholars in Turkey. [This report] is based on first-hand research and interviews conducted in Turkey in June and July 2014 through a joint effort by IIE and the University of...  [+] Show more

The crisis in Syria continues to have a devastating impact on professors, university students, and the education sector, not only in Syria but also in the neighboring countries that are hosting so many displaced Syrians. In this report, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and its Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis look at the conditions and educational needs of Syrian university students and scholars in Turkey. [This report] is based on first-hand research and interviews conducted in Turkey in June and July 2014 through a joint effort by IIE and the University of California, Davis. The report's title refers to two possibilities. On the one hand, the authors conclude that a large number of Syrian young people will remain in Turkey even after the war in Syria concludes, as 'Turkey's size and supportive policies hold the potential to afford Syrians with educational and professional opportunities an environment to rebuild their lives.' Yet at the same time, 'the challenges of displacement risk marginalizing these young people, leaving their human potential unfulfilled. If successive age-cadres of Syrians are unable to continue their education, Syria will lose its future doctors, teachers, engineers, and university professionals.'; [The report] concludes that as few as one to two per cent of Syrian university-age students in Turkey were successfully enrolled at Turkish universities last year, including less than one per cent of young women. These enrollment rates, however, increased by more than 300 per cent between 2012-13 and 2013-14. The report identifies: the educational needs of Syrian faculty and university-age students in Turkey, including the barriers they face in accessing higher education; recommendations for increasing Syrians' access to higher education in Turkey; and opportunities and challenges for the international community to support Syrian university students and scholars in Turkey.

Summary from publisher's website.