Guidelines

Be informed about the current trends in immigrant student integration, in your own country as well as in Europe.

1. Brain gain rather than brain drain is the driving force in today’s migration policy. The integration of immigrant population, namely of immigrant students, is a tremendous opportunities for cities and territories to reinforce their social and economic sustainability.
2. All local integration fields – ranging from education to widening of intercultural horizons to antidiscrimination and the promotion of equality – can be a positive contribution to the successful integration of immigrant students.
3. Cities should develop founding principles that stress the social and economic rights of immigrants and, in particular, they can absorb and profit from the immense potential of immigrant students.
4. Cities and municipalities should become increasingly committed to a multicultural planning process, working together with schools and other educational stakeholders, in order to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for immigrant students to successfully integrate in local communities.
5. See what is done in other European countries
6. Bridge the gap between the school and the community; open the school to the outside.