Refugee film screenings and discussions at the universities of Padua and Lyon 1, as part of Arqus bottom-up initiative

The University of Padua organises a screening of the film “When you can’t go back” on 29 May, and the University of Lyon 1 will project the documentary “Refugee Girls” on 4 June.

These events are part of the bottom-up initiative “Arqus: an Alliance supporting refugees’ right to a qualified and unique study experience”, which aims to organise a day of reflection on refugee students at each partner university.

The events start with a brief introduction on the integration of refugee students, followed by the screening of one of the films:

• “When you can’t go back”, a story about the life of a Syrian refugee student in Italy.
• “Refugee Girls”, two parallel stories: an Afghan student at Sapienza University of Rome, and two Ukrainian girls at the University of Barcelona.

Afterwards, round tables and open discussions will deepen the issues raised by the documentary. Both events will count on the presence of film director Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso and project manager Elisa Gamba, PhD candidate in Human Rights, Society and Multi-level Governance at the University of Padua and a member of the Arqus Inclusion and Diversity Hub. 

The Padua, Lyon 1 and the rest of Arqus universities are committed to spreading good practices and stimulating dialogue and reflection on the importance of opening the doors of higher education to those in need, presenting their local efforts to include refugee students and organising the screening of a documentary film.

Read more about the bottom-up initiative “Arqus: an Alliance supporting refugees’ right to a qualified and unique study experience” here. It is one of the many ad hoc bottom-up initiatives financed by the Arqus Innovation Fund.