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This event highlighted the connected learning initiatives in contexts of forced displacement, featuring contributions from a special issue of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 

Authors discussed projects such as educational programs in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps, teacher training, and connected learning in Palestine and Niger and explored themes of digital learning, participatory approaches, gender parity, and trauma-informed education for displaced populations. 

This event focussed on both academic and research experiences around the topic of refugee education.

• Learning from scholars’ lived experiences refugee learners
• Hearing about current research regarding refugee education
• Participating in a World Café event to discuss your own research with other learners

A heartwarming Potluck Gathering during Refugee Week 2025. This inclusive event welcomed everyone—students, staff, and community members—to share a dish that reflected their culture, heritage, or something they loved.

This exhibition event explored the various ways Syrian agricultural heritage was showcased through art and music. Speakers guided attendees through how this unique and vibrant exploration was created. Guests heard insights from two artists, Rawan Hasan and Rami Magharbeh, as well as from University leads, Dr. Ann-Christin Zuntz and Professor Lisa Boden."

As our world is embroiled in conflict, millions are displaced from their homes every year. Amidst this, it often becomes difficult to express. Where words might fail, art becomes a medium to express, to tell our stories. This event celebrated Refugee Week with the community by painting our stories on a blank canvas, setting our emotions free and sharing our journeys. 

This event aimed to celebrate World Refugee Day with two incredible films about displacement, belonging, community and hope!

Programme:

• Life is Beautiful by Mohamed Jabaly (1 hr 36 min)
• Break (5-10 mins)
• My Refugee Life by Zozan Yasar (University of Edinburgh Master's student) (26 mins)
• Discussion (15-20 mins) - We will be joined by Zozan to hear about why she made 'My Refugee Life' and open up the floor to the audiences reflections on the two films.

This event was hosted by Education Beyond Borders and the One Health FIELD Network.

Eat, Sleep, Ride hosted a relaxed open day for Refugee Festival Scotland, offering refugee families a chance to connect with the local community. Participants engaged in gentle horse interactions, shared stories, and enjoyed a barbecue around a welcoming fire. This event, was set in our peaceful rural environment, focuses on fostering belonging and shared experiences through nature, building connections and community.

£7 donation for food and horse ride. Free for refugees and people going through the asylum process.

As part of Refugee Week, STAR collaborated with the Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle to present ‘������ behind ������,’ a community book swap event. The two organisations hosted a curated collection of books, specially chosen by members of our communities, accompanied by written accounts that described the significance and personal meaning of the chosen stories, for guests to read and reflect upon.

A remarkable live performance featuring the Yemeni pianist, Saber Bamatraf, whose moving compositions draw from his deep personal experiences as a war refugee from Yemen now residing in Scotland. Saber was accompanied by the talented Phil Westwell (uilleann pipes, flute and whistle) and Katherine Campbell (cello).