Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award was the German initiative Kiron which gives refugees access to higher education worldwide.
Kiron is a German social start-up founded in 2015 which allows refugees to study regardless of their legal status. The study model combines online and offline elements and is offered free of charge and location-independently. The curriculum is based on massive open online courses provided by partner platforms. Kiron aims to foster integration in the host country and create long-term perspectives for displaced persons. Therefore, the eco-system of Kiron also includes language courses as well as mentoring and buddy programmes. (more...)
