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