Mohammad Monir Khalazaie recently graduated from law school. He is 24 years old and had fled from Afghanistan to Austria, where he not only found a new home, but also “the feeling of belonging to this society and having friendships. The studies and the environment at the JKU – especially the MORE initiative – made a significant contribution,” says the law graduate.
An essential part of the MORE program at the JKU is the scholarship donated by Borealis AG, which supports asylum seekers and those entitled to asylum during their studies. The amount of funding depends on the asylum status and is between 110 and 330 euros per month. 73 young scientists have completed their studies since 2017. “For people who have had to flee their homes, integrating into a new country, with a new culture and language, finding friends and a job is a major challenge,” says Dorothea Wiplinger, Sustainability Manager at Borealis.
The MORE programs have been established since February 2022 in particular, since the start of the Ukraine war. The aim of the MORE initiative at the JKU is to enable Ukrainian students to continue their studies or start a new course at the JKU. More than 60 students from Ukraine were quickly and easily admitted to the MORE initiative. This year alone, 66 more applications were received for the coming academic year. More than half of them are studying at the technical and scientific faculty. Every fifth interested person is a woman.
Source: Nachrichten
