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This report examines the educational conditions and needs of Syrian university students in Turkey. It is based on a research project that was conducted by 2016/17 Mercator-IPC Fellow Wiebke Hohberger at Istanbul Policy Center (IPC). It combines an anal-ysis of the policies and programs offered by national and international actors in the field of higher educa-tion for Syrians in Turkey with an investigation into the students’ perspective on their educational conditions and needs. Out of the interviews and conversations with a total of about 60 students,2 the following became clear: the moment in which these students no longer felt stuck and became enrolled at a university was a moment that had changed their lives. It gave them hope, motivation, and optimism for their future. Therefore, not least, it is important to facilitate access to higher education for more Syrians inside Turkey. To examine how to accom-plish this end, this research project, furthermore, aimed to develop policy recommendations for state and non-state actors involved in this field based on the students’ own perspectives.
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