University Corridors for Refugee (UNI-CO-RE)

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The University Corridors for Refugee (UNI-CO-RE) project aims to create safe and legal entry paths for refugee students.

The project is carried out by the UNHCR and involves a number of Italian universities including the University of Florence (Unifi) in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The project, addressed in previous editions (Unicore 2.0 and 3.0) to refugees living in Ethiopia; (Unicore 4.0) in Camerun, Niger e Nigeria; (Unicore 5.0) in Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudafrica, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and in the last edition (Unicore 6.0) to refugees living in Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, aims at broadening secure and regular access pathways to Italy and providing an opportunity for education, taking into account the refugees’ legitimate aspirations to build their own future autonomously.

Partners of the Unicore project are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Caritas Italiana, Diaconia Valdese, il Centro Astalli, Fondazione Finanza Etica e Gandhi Charity. The University of Florence is also supported locally by the Diaconia Valdese-CSD and the Centro Internazionale Studenti Giorgio La Pira.

Unicore 6.0

Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (2024/2026)

Call for applications for 2 study grants and welcome services for refugee students registering for second cycle degree programmes taught in English at the University of Florence, Academic Years 2024-25 and 2025-26 call for application (ITA - ENG)

application deadline 15 April 2024 at 12.00 pm (noon, UTC+1)

• Online Application form

Read more on University Corridors for Refugees website