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Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives

The OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives are expanding higher educational and research opportunities to areas affected by crisis and displacement. Co-led by Bard College and Arizona State University, with BRAC University and Princeton Global History Lab as key partners, the Hubs deliver high-quality, contextualized connected learning opportunities customized to meet learner needs in places as diverse as the MENA region, Eastern Africa and Asia. All programming is learner-centered, geared toward promoting livelihood pathways, and innovative in its use of technology to support participants in low-resource settings. 
Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives

What We Do

The Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives encompass three interwoven programs:
  • Teacher Professional Development
    Professional development for in-service teachers working with displaced individuals and those in marginalized host communities—including refugee camp settings— that builds out teacher mentoring and classroom action research opportunities.
  • Undergraduate Opportunities
    Higher education offerings in the form of a university preparatory program and interdisciplinary course clusters that result in accumulation of transferable credits, official transcripts, and OSUN certificates of completion for students who have been unable to access a bachelor’s degree.
  • Community-Led Research
    A refugee- and host community–led research hub to support local training in qualitative and quantitative approaches and to develop locally-situated research. Research supports the Hubs’ wider advocacy efforts by raising awareness of the barriers and challenges that refugees face, as well as the Hubs’ continuous reflection on and adaptation to camp- and urban-based needs.

Our Partners

Bard College and Arizona State University lead the OSUN Hubs, while other OSUN partners play a key role in planning and program implementation, including Rift Valley Institute, Central European University, Bard College Berlin, American University of Central Asia, American University of Bulgaria, BRAC University, and Al-Quds Bard College. Jesuit Refugee Service and Yarmouk University partner with the Hubs in Jordan, while Borderless Higher Education for Refugees and Kenyatta University are Kenya-based partners. 

Leadership

For more information, email us at:

Rebecca Granato, Bard College
[email protected]

News

Summit on Mobility and Immobility: Student Leaders Connect Globally, Share Projects on Displacement and Advocacy
Post Date: 10-10-2023
Building Capacities of Early Career Researchers in East Africa
Post Date: 06-05-2023
Ambitious and Motivated: Hope for Refugee Women in Higher Education
Post Date: 02-05-2023
"Pathways and Pipelines": OSUN's Rebecca Granato Talks with CFR About Supporting Systematized Enrollment of Refugee Students
Post Date: 11-22-2022
Simple Ways Universities Can Collaborate to Bring More Refugees into Higher Education
Post Date: 07-05-2022
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Refugee Students through Science Literacy
Post Date: 06-07-2022
Expanding "High Touch" Refugee Education in Central and West Africa 
Post Date: 04-12-2022
“Education is Like Water”: OSUN Connects Rural and Urban Refugees to Higher Education
Post Date: 03-23-2022
Durable and Sustainable: Civil Society and the Expansion of Higher Education Solutions for Refugee Youth
Post Date: 03-15-2022
Forging New Pathways: OSUN Supports Refugee Students’ Higher Education Potential
Post Date: 02-25-2022