International Conference on "Turkish Migration in Europe: Projecting the next 50 years" examines current and potential future Turkish migration in Europe over the next half century. We welcome contributions on the international mobility of Turks, with a focus on potential future migration patterns and processes in relation to the past migration experiences.
Embracing the Future:The Turkish Speaking Community and the British Education System
Educational achievement levels of the Turkish pupils in the UK are very low. Many youngsters leave school without completing their GCSE's, and many display anti social behaviour, involve in gangs and use drugs.Our "Embracing the Future" seminar series provided an extensive medium for educational specialists, community leaders, and representatives of the several related organisatios to come together and discuss potential solutions as well as directly interacting with parents.
Raising Expectations - Promoting the Visibility of Role Models within the Turkish Speaking Community in Britain
What we intend to achieve with this project is to tackle some of the challenges faced by Turkish speaking students including problems relating to low educational attainment, a lack of role models, truancy and exclusion; few are in employment with employers outside their own ethnicity and many are ambivalent about adopting a British identity.
Research Skills Development Programme (RSDP)
Research plays a vital role in development of science, thereby deserving a considerable degree of attention. The Research Skills development Programme (RSDP) at LCSS is designed to offer a platform for developing, exchanging and promoting ideas on research skills. It includes a range of academic activities to promote intellectual discussion and exchange of ideas between students, current practitioners and prominent scientists.
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