Syrian academics gain AdvanceHE Fellowships from USW

University of South Wales (USW), Refugee Week article, 20 June 2023

Syria Programme participants Dr Jamil Hallak, Dr Sohayb Abdulkarim and Dr Fateh Shaban have been supported by USW colleagues to gain Fellowships from AdvanceHE, previously known as the Higher Education Academy, as part of the USW/Cara Fellow Scheme. USW is one of a number of Cara Network universities supporting FHEA applications following AdvanceHE’s generous fee waivers.

To mark Refugee Week (19-25 June) University of South Wales (USW) speaks to these three academics who have been displaced from Syria and have benefited from working towards Higher Education fellowships, thanks to support from the University of South Wales. Read their stories here.