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Inclusion of children with educationally disadvantages<br />
KIT organizes a mentoring program “Balu and you” for children from poorly educated households by students<br />
from KIT. The personal development and results at school of the children are improved by the mentoring and<br />
the extracurricular support of a primary school child. In parallel, the own social competency improves.<br />
4.3.2.4. UHA<br />
Disability Mission<br />
Consisting of an office providing support to students with disability and playing the role of interface between<br />
them and education department and other offices at university.<br />
Transgender / Given name<br />
Transgender students have the right to register with their given name to facilitate their inclusion. The process<br />
includes the given name and use the given name in the student’s and staff internal administrative documents.<br />
This includes student card, school certificate, academic email, lists, internship agreement, mobility documents<br />
and more.<br />
4.3.2.5. BOKU<br />
MORE Initiative of the Austrian Universities for Refugees<br />
Irrespective of basic needs such as shelter, food and medical care, refugees require spaces to develop opportunities<br />
for the future. This is especially true for the youth who have lost access to schooling and (higher) education<br />
by fleeing their country – without support they might grow up to be part of a lost generation. BOKU believes in<br />
the refugee’s knowledge, skills and talents and the contributions that they can make if successfully integrated<br />
in the receiving societies. Initially MORE started out as initiative of Universities Austria (uniko, the Austrian<br />
rector’s conference) in fall 2015. Now all public Austrian universities have joined. Companies or organisations<br />
that would like to support student applicants with a refugee background can also support MORE and pay into<br />
the MORE donation account, with no amount being too small. The MORE courses at the universities offer orientation<br />
in academic study fields as well as language trainings and assist in the decision to start a specific study<br />
programme.<br />
At BOKU, MORE students are registered as non-degree students and can attend courses and complete exams.<br />
The students can attend individual courses, which they can decide on themselves, according to their interests<br />
or in preparation for a regular degree programme. Examinations that have been passed positively are then recognised<br />
for a regular degree programme if the applicants apply for it. Locally committed BOKU students and<br />
volunteers (Study Partners) support MORE students in tailored language learning settings in small groups and<br />
help with the orientation in the universities “everyday-life”. At the University, in collaboration with the Students‘<br />
Union, students from the same study fields will assist MORE students in choosing their courses and their participation.<br />
Barrier free: Accessibility at BOKU + BOKUeasyaccess<br />
Accessibility at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna means offering all members of<br />
BOKU barrier-free access to buildings, media, research, education and, above all, people.<br />
Library users with physical disabilities and/or visual impairments can access e.g.<br />
Guided tours in the library in sign language (Austrian Sign Language) and/or the Workstation for visually-impaired<br />
or blind users („VIP-workstation“). The Workstation features special hardware (Braille-terminal with 80<br />
Braille-cells, Braille-printer, 22“ monitor) as well as special software to meet the needs of blind or visually impaired<br />
persons.<br />
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