A whole university approach to humanitarian migrant and refugee students’ integration: Reflections on the practical implementation of education policies and programmes at Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), in Brazil
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Summary We analyse how the arrival of migrants with humanitarian visas, and refugees in Brazil, impelled a university to develop grassroots practices of welcoming students and their communities.Afterafirstrecognitionoflinguisticneedsofthisnewlyarrivedpublic,theuniver-sity,undertheinitiativeoftheDepartmentofLaw,developedwhatwecouldcallawhole universityapproachtointegration,basedontheprinciplesofmultidisciplinaryworkand ofresearch-education-action.Underthisapproach,itdevelopedandintegratedseveral actionsaimedatdevelopingvariousliteracies,maintaininghealthandemotionalwell-being,legalsupport,andcommunityoutreach,throughmultidisciplinaryworkteamsand theinvolvementofstudentandvolunteereducators.Inthishumanisticunderstandingof theroleofhighereducationinstitutionsinwelcomingandintegratingmigrantandrefugee students,wediscussthegoalsachieved,andthepointsthatwecontinuetoconsiderasbeing criticalforabetterintegrationofmultidisciplinaryinitiatives,andforabetter-articulated offerofinitiativesaimedattheuniversityandextra-universitylevels.