The best education systems treat refugee and migrant integration as a shared responsibility, building pathways to belonging, wellbeing and achievement.
Find out how Ukrainian schools are working with European partners to support the country's integration into the European education community.
Close to 1.3 million minors displaced from Ukraine have received temporary protection in the EU, and an estimated 700,000 have been enrolled in EU schools during the school year 2023–2024.
This study describes practices ensuring and facilitating Ukraine children’s access to education in Council of Europe member states.
Related courses and webinars
The course is aimed at fostering plurilingual competences at school, enhancing the pupils’ home languages and plurilingual repertoire.
The course explores the practicalities of integrating migrant and refugee children in the school community.
This webinar, building on key lessons from the REFUGE-ED project, explores the foundations of trauma-informed approaches.
Start by joining the featured group on inclusive education. It shares resources, experiences and strategies that promote the principles of inclusion and diversity in education, including migrant learners and refugee education.
Policy guidance
The Ministries of Education and Science and of Digital Transformation (Ukraine), with the European Commission and the European Training Foundation, are undertaking a study on the digital competence of teachers in Ukraine. The study will use the self-reflection tool SELFIE for Teachers to engage secondary and VET teachers across the country. The study, launched in June 2025, will collect anonymised data on teachers’ digital competences. The results, expected in early 2026, will help make evidence-based decisions on digital competences training and support.
This Staff Working Document aims at pooling the available collective experience and knowledge and provide information on good practice and practical insights to support EU Member States in the inclusion of displaced children from Ukraine in education.
Since 14 March 2022, schooling has resumed in most regions of Ukraine with the help of distance learning. Ukrainian students both inside and outside the country can access educational online material in Ukrainian.
Related resources
The URGE project supports Ukrainian refugee children in joining EU schools through inclusive learning tools and educational support.
The ENABLE project has developed tools to support the integration of migrant and refugee children in schools.
This toolkit offers youth professionals a practical guide to build safe and supportive environments.
This report addresses policy and research on the effective integration of migrant and refugee children.
Discover materials addressing children’s anxiety about war, including a guide on how to talk to them about war.
UniClub is a learning support programme for young people aged 13 to 20 with refugee and migration backgrounds who would like to study at university in the future.