Country specific resources for students
*Some resources may be available to students outside of the country listed, so be sure to check them all out!
Malaysia
Thailand
Chiang Mai University - Massive Open Online Course (Available in Thai and English)
Chula MOOC Learning Platform (Available in Thai and English)
India
To find out more about complementary pathways and open/upcoming opportunities, you may visit UNHCR India’s website and the Announcements page of UNHCR India.
Other higher education pathways, currently being implemented by UNHCR India for refugees to pursue postgraduate study in third countries include the University Corridors to Italy (UNICORE),University Corridors to France (UNI’VR) and the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS).
Students interested in pursuing the DAFI Scholarship (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) may approach UNHCR’s implementing partner, BOSCO Organisation for Social Concern and Operation (BOSCO) at WZ- 83 Bodella, Vikaspuri, Near DG- 22 Flats, Opp. Community Centre, New Delhi, by phone at 9354938980, or by email at dafi@boscodelhi.org.
UNHCR India has also recently launched the Digital Higher Education (DHE) Initiative in India to provide online higher education and skills training opportunities to refugees and asylum-seekers in India. Information may be sought from our implementing partner, BOSCO.
Coursera and Alison are being provided to refugees and asylum seekers in India for free. You may submit this form to receive the invitation to join Coursera for free: https://enketo.unhcr.org/x/wevoEW2x
A limited number of free DET and IELTS vouchers are available for refugees and asylum seekers in India. Candidates who have a specific, identified need for an DET or an IELTS test may approach UNHCR India.
If interested in accessing skills and qualification-based pathways and receiving information about open calls for applications, including under the Digital Higher Education (DHE) Initiative, you may complete the refugee education and skills survey: https://enketo.unhcr.org/tVtb4oP5
If you have eligible immediate and close family members in third countries in need of legal assistance, you may approach UNHCR India’s partner, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA India) implementing the Family Reunification Navigation Assistance Initiative in India through email at frindia@adraindia.org or by phone at 011-45705611.
In case of any query relating to complementary pathways or any immediate protection-related concerns, you may reach out to UNHCR India’s local implementing partners or write to indnecpt@unhcr.org / indne@unhcr.org.
If interested in finding employment opportunities in third countries, you may register yourself on the Talent Catalog by Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) and on Talent Platform by TalentLift Canada (TLC). TBB and TLC are international organizations connecting employers in third countries with skilled refugees and asylum seekers. You may also contact Migration and Asylum Project (MAP), TBB’s local implementing partner in India at B-93B, 2nd and 3rd Floor, Panchsheel Vihar, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi, by phone at 9711128603 / 011- 35004524 or by email at cases@aratrust.in.