VUB research exposes difficulties for young newcomers in Belgium
June 20 is World Refugee Day
For his doctoral research, Minne Huysman, of the VUB's adult educational sciences department, followed 122 young newcomers who sought protection in Belgium in the summer of 2015. The research focused on how young people build and rebuild a new life and how they create a support network around them. The results of the research also appeared in book form ( English and Dutch ).
Huysmans: "Many young newcomers are separated from the world around them due to their status as refugee or asylum seeker. ...
