Internation Conference RRM 2018

Internation Conference RRM 2018

It is with great pleasure that Abreu Events is the official organizer of the international conference RMM 2018 - "Higher Education in Emergencies - Doing More, Better and Faster", to be held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon on April 5, 2018.

The RRM 2018 conference is an initiative of the Global Platform for Support to Syrian Students of which former President Jorge Sampaio is the founder and promoter in Portugal, with the support of a central group of institutional partners, namely the Council of Europe, the League of Arab States, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Institute of International Education (IIE).

This International Conference is a continuation of an emerging network of policy, practice and research that has connected a group of multi-stakeholder partners – civil society, foundations, universities and higher education associations, international organizations, government representatives, aid and cooperation agencies - engaged in and committed to promoting higher education among refugees, migrants in vulnerable situations, affected by conflicts, natural disasters and facing emergency situations.

Target participants include: high-level political decision-makers; senior-level policy makers, representatives of multilateral institutions; representatives of universities, students and academia in general; experts; representatives of the private sector, including philanthropic organizations; representatives of civil society and the media.

As organizer of the conference, Abreu Events is responsible for the website, congress registrations, accommodation and social programs.

Learn more about the RRM 2018 conference: http://rrm2018.pt/