refugee
SFU needs to level the playing field for refugee students
April 5, 2021by Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU Student Services recently announced they are increasing their efforts around admission inclusion and accessibility for refugee students. While the initiative is still in its early stages, concerns around the difficulty of the current admission process and lack of situation-specific accommodations still remain. For SFU to truly consider how to be more inclusive of refugee students, there need to be more specific adjustments in how the admission process is conducted, as well as increased monetary involvement. As mentioned in the statement, the current admissions process is academically focused and does not consider external factors —…
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July 13, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Filipino soldiers battle with Islamic State supporters for control of town Mechanized units of the Philippines Army drove pro-Islamic State Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) supporters out of the southern Philippines town of Maguindanao into the…
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July 12, 2017By: Nathaniel Tok GERMANY – Hamburg hosts the G20 Summit The G20 summit kicked off in the German port city of Hamburg last week as leaders of global economic powerhouses were expected to discuss issues on trade, climate, conflict zones, and…
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