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IMMERSE H2020 Conference
This conference presented the findings from the Irish component of the four-year Horizon 2020 project: IMMERSE (Integration Mapping of Refugee and Migrant Children in Schools and other Experiential Environments in Europe). The keynote address on the integration of migrant children in Ireland was delivered by Emma Quin (Economic and Social Research Institute).
Conference Schedule
| Title |
Speakers |
| Opening address |
Professor Maggie O'Neill, Director ISS21 |
| Presentation: Supporting Inclusion and Diversity in our Schools |
Grainne Cullen, Principal Officer, Department of Education |
| Keynote Address: The integration of migrant children in Ireland |
Emma Quin, ESRI and EMN (European Migration Network) |
| Panel 1: Children and Young People |
CYPAG, Youth Advisors and Young Migrant Activists |
| IMMERSE Results |
Shirley Martin, Reana Maier, Deirdre Horgan and Jacqui O’Riordan, University College Cork |
| Migrant Children in the Non-Formal Education Sector |
Jessica Farnan, ETB - YES for Refugees & Migrants |
| Panel 2: Formal Education Panel
Moderator: Dr Naomi Masheti, Cork Migrant Centre |
Mary Kenny (ESOL Development Officer, Dublin/Dun Laoghaire ETB) Nickie Egan (Principal North Presentation Primary Cork) Homayoon Shirzad, Schools of Sanctuary Áine Lyne, EDNIP, MIC, University of Limerick |
| Closing Remarks |
University College Cork IMMERSE Team |
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IMMERSE Children’s Art and Poetry Exhibition |
