The American Embassy in Greece is offering scholarship to hundreds of refugees as part of a programme titled "Education Unites: from Camp to Campus" in collaboration with The American College of Thessaloniki-Anatolia College, Degree - The American College of Greece, and Perrotis College-American Farm School.
More than 200 educational scholarships are to be given to 200 refugees in Athens and Thessaloniki in an effort to provide opportunities to displaced students and allow them to continue their education.
"Our goal is to help Greece manage the refugee crisis and refugees to acquire new skills to rejoin the academic environment," U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said in a press conference presenting the program.
"The embassy and government of the United States are very proud of this initiative being implemented and shows what the U.S. approach to education and excellence is, as well as the importance we attach to strengthening the ties between the U.S. and Greece through education," he added.
According to the statement on the US embassy’s website, the program aims to provide young refugees "with knowledge, skills and academic credits they can use either in Greece or in any other European country they move to in the future," the embassy explains on its website. It also says it will help them "get out of the camps and become integrated in local colleges; and offer young refugees hope for the future."
The scholarships will offer two courses per student for the next two semesters (Fall 2017 and Spring 2018) in the three U.S. affiliated colleges in Athens and Thessaloniki. The courses offered will include preparatory English classes, academic classes in diverse fields based on the participants' educational background, as well as vocational training.
