{"id":5167,"date":"2016-02-02T14:32:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T13:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/02\/02\/500-vluchtelingstudenten-krijgen-mentor-dankzij-geld-van-de-postcode-loterij\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:18","slug":"vluchtelingstudenten-krijgen-mentor-dankzij-geld-van-de-postcode-loterij","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/02\/02\/vluchtelingstudenten-krijgen-mentor-dankzij-geld-van-de-postcode-loterij\/","title":{"rendered":"500 refugee students to be given mentor thanks to money from Postcode Lottery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vluchtelingen verbleven in september tijdelijk in Erasmus Sport.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

The UAF, the foundation for refugee students, is planning to link 500 refugees to mentors. The project application was accepted by the National Postcode Lottery.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Refugees@Campus, as the project is called, 500 refugee students will be given a mentor for three years who will support them as they build a future in the Netherlands. The mentors will supplement the support that the UAF offers every year to around 3,000 highly qualified refugees.<\/p>\n

Adapting<\/h3>

\u201cMany refugees take some time to adapt to the Dutch education system and social interaction at universities. So we want to link them to a mentor, a student who helps them find their way around the university, the student association, the sports club and in the city\u201d, says Mardjan Seighali, director of UAF.<\/p>\n

In three years\u2019 time, the project aims to have linked 500 refugee students to a mentor. Over the coming months, the UAF will be developing the plans and starting to recruit mentors. The organisation expects a significant rise in the number of requests for support in the coming period.<\/p>\n

Read more about refugee students at EUR<\/h2>