University Corridors for Refugee (UNI-CO-RE)

The University Corridors for Refugees (UNICORE) project is run by UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and involves the University of Florence alongside other Italian universities, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and other national and local institutions.

Purpose

It aims to expand safe and regular pathways to Italy and offer higher education opportunities, taking into account refugees' legitimate aspirations to build their future independently.

Previous editions

Previous editions targeted refugees residing in:

• Unicore 2.0 and 3.0: Ethiopia
• Unicore 4.0: Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria
• Unicore 5.0: Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
• Unicore 7.0: Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
• Unicore 8.0: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Project partners

The Unicore project is carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Caritas Italiana, Diaconia Valdese, Centro Astalli, Fondazione Finanza Etica, and Gandhi Charity. Locally, the University is supported by Diaconia Valdese-CSD and the Giorgio La Pira International Student Centre.