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Refugee Education Conference AUT 2011
Date: 28 & 29 November
Venue: North Shore Campus, Akoranga Drive, Auckland
The School of Languages and the Centre for Refugee Education at AUT University are pleased to present New Zealand’s inaugural Refugee Education Conference in 2011.
The conference provides an opportunity for those working with refugees to come together to share and explore rights and strengths based approaches to refugee resettlement. The emphasis will be on education at all levels and stages of the refugee experience in Aotearoa/New Zealand. We welcome practitioners, former refugees, and leaders in a wide range of areas of resettlement to present recent research or models of working.
Registration is now closed.
View the conference programme here
Monday 28th November Programme
Tuesday 29th November Programme
Important Dates
- 23 September Abstract submission closing date
- 30 September Paper notification date
- 14 November Registration closing date
- 28, 29 November Conference
Keynote Speakers
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UNHCR Regional Pacific Representative "The Role of Resettlement in the Global Protection of Refugees" |
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Dr Melika Yassin Sheikh –Eldin Manager of the Settlement Delivery Support Service for AMES in Melbourne, Australia “Involving Refugee Voices in Settlement”
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Born in Vietnam, made in New Zealand |
Opening remarks, Plenary Session Day 2
Professor Max Abbott - Refugee Resettlement and Wellbeing: Reflections and Cogitations
This presentation reflects on developments leading up to and following the first national conference on refugee resettlement and wellbeing in 1988. It includes consideration of achievements and gaps in policy and practice identified by participants in the 2009 national conference 'Looking Back and Moving Forward.' It also considers the role of research in resettlement and the relevance of the Conference themes 'Learning, Collaboration, and Connections' to advancing the wellbeing of refugees.
Contact
Further information on abstract submission, registration please contact: events@aut.ac.nz
For scholarships and general conference information contact the Conference Coordinator ph: 021 1650 234 or refugeeconf@aut.ac.nz
Conference Committee
- Maria Hayward Centre Manager and Senior Lecturer, Centre for Refugee Education, AUT
- Sharon Harvey Deputy Dean (Research and Post-Grad), Head of School of Languages, AUT
- Jenni Broom Conference Coordinator
Conference aims
- To provide the opportunity for better understanding, education and professional development for people working to support the process of refugee settlement in NZ
- To share and explore rights and strengths based approaches in refugee learning context
- To provide a forum for practitioners, former refugees, and leaders in a wide range of areas of resettlement to present recent research or models of working