Inclusion, equity and access to higher education for refugees and students at risk
I have spent twenty years working on internationalisation and inclusion in Italian higher education, combining experience in the international relations offices of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of Padua with doctoral research in Human Rights, Society and Multi-level Governance.
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Services
How I can help
01Thematic consultancy in international projectsInternational students, inclusion, refugees and belonging: subject-matter expertise inside the projects.02Inclusion programmes for refugee studentsUniversity corridors, foundation programmes and support services, from access to belonging.03EDI training & trauma-informed pedagogyWorkshops for academics, staff and organisations, with practical tools that stick.04Guest lectures & talksAsylum and higher education, governance of inclusion, equitable internationalisation.
Research
Doctoral research comparing the inclusion of refugee and at-risk students in the Irish and Italian university systems.
Human Rights, Society and Multi-level Governance · A. Papisca Human Rights Centre, University of Padua. Defence scheduled February 2027.