Education is the light which guides us in times of trouble. It’s the light that shows us our way – not to live in vacuum. And it’s a right! It’s a human right.

UUKi has released a report guiding universities through the best practices to develop strategies to help refugees access higher education.

The Polish education minister Anna Zalewska said they are ready to accept international school children in addition to "the bilingual children of Poles".

Government officials say the Malaysian HE system is in a unique position to take in more students affected by war and humanitarian crises, in the lead up to this year's general election.

Rather than being battered around in broader politics, HE needs to engage, and ensure it's inclusive in order to sustain an international outlook.

The need to "mainstream" initiatives aimed at including refugees within higher education and learn from counterpart institutions across Europe was explored at a major policy dialogue convened by EAIE in Seville. Displaced students addressed delegates and spoke of their own experiences.

A three-week MOOC to prepare volunteers to help refugees has been launched on FutureLearn this week in partnership with Cambridge English and Crisis Classroom.

The first groups of refugees have received European Qualifications Passports after successfully passing an evaluation process to verify their higher education credentials.