O PAPEL DAS UNIVERSIDADES NA INTEGRAÇÃO LOCAL DE REFUGIADOS SOB A PERSPECTIVA DO DIREITO FUNDAMENTAL À EDUCAÇÃO

Abstract

In a globalized context of intensifying migratory flows, particularly those motivated by well-founded fears of persecution, the need for practical measures to incorporate migrants in situations of refuge into national society has been gaining prominence in the international community. This work, therefore, questions the existence and then the effectiveness of educational policies aimed at this purpose, with the aim of identifying the correlation between initiatives based on the fundamental right to education and the local integration of refugees, using the deductive method, an exploratory approach and a bibliographic technique. Thus, it was observed that, in the Brazilian scenario, the adoption of a partnership commitment between higher education institutions and the UNHCR has proven to be effective in the most diverse ramifications, so that the Sérgio Vieira de Mello Chairs become protagonists in the reception and inclusion of refugees, also promoting awareness and training of the external community. To this end, the right to education is adopted as an indicator of the emancipation and autonomy of this part of the population, because it enhances other fundamental guarantees and, consequently, protects the dignity of the human person in a refugee situation.