This edited volume addresses critical issues surrounding higher education access for students of refugee backgrounds. It combines a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, experiences and expectations of refugee students, as well as some of the institutional frameworks that facilitate their access to higher education. Following a critical discussion of the notion of 'integration', the team of authors who are made up of academics and refugee students critically investigate higher education as an objective of as well as a means to greater inclusion and integration.

Jana Berg is a researcher at the DZHW-project 'WeGe' on access to higher education for refugees in Germany. Her research focusses on organizational responsiveness and forced migration.Michael Grüttner is a researcher at DZHW and the principal investigator of the DZHW-project 'WeGe' on access to higher education for refugees in Germany. He is a social scientist and has published recently in academic journals like "Higher Education", "Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning", and "Student Success".Bernhard Streitwieser is Associate Professor of International Education and International Affairs and UNESCO co-Chair in International Education for Development at The George Washington University. His research focuses on international student exchange and study abroad, and access and integration of refugees and migrants into higher education.