Tuire Palonen delivered a presentation on ““Belongingness, Socialization and Academic Learning: Some Results from Finland and Sweden Regarding Migration Background Students” in a conference organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Offices in Estonia on 24th October 2023.
The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Offices in Estonia, in collaboration with the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, the University of Tartu, Tartu Welcome Centre, the UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries and the Swedish Embassy in Tallinn, arranged an international conference “Integration through education and engagement of local actors” at the KUMU Art Museum of Estonia in Tallinn. The conference focused on the role of education in integration processes on local level and sharing experiences and practices of integration of Ukrainian refugees in the Nordic-Baltic Region. Representatives of academia, local governments and state organizations in the Nordic-Baltic region presented the knowledge and basic data on immigration and integration in their home countries and organizations, followed by joint discussions.