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Currently, there is an intensification of migratory flows related to the search for Higher Education
Institutions, to attend bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorates, and post-doctorate courses. In
Portugal, the migratory trajectories associated with the optimistic search for education have particular
significance in the feminisation of migratory flows from Portuguese-speaking countries. Based on the
observation of this circumstance emerging from broader research carried out within the VIW-Voices of
Immigrant Women project, the aim of this article is to contribute to the understanding of the migratory
experience of immigrant women attending higher education. The VIW - Voices of Immigrant Women1 -
project has as its main objective: to contribute to the construction of an inclusive higher education
system, addressing the major societal challenges represented by migrations and, more specifically, the
migratory flows of women in the current European context. It is a project funded by the European
Commission, with the participation of several European institutions and civil society organisations,
including the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal. Following the methodological proposal of the
project, immigrant women were interviewed, and from these interviews narratives were constructed,
which give an account of the challenges and adversities they encounter, as well as the strategies
(institutional and personal) mobilised to overcome them. And, from a larger set, we propose the analysis
of seven narratives of women who came to Portugal with the purpose of studying. The results obtained
point to a very positive evaluation of educational opportunities in the definition of migratory projects; to
the identification of challenges and difficulties derived from the intersectionality of being a woman, young
and immigrant. From the point of view of the strategies mobilised to face the difficulties, there is
systematic reference to the support of family networks; strategies related to the reconfiguration of
identities are also mentioned (in a perspective of accommodation to the host culture or resistance) to
make their efforts of inclusion effective. The results of this study may contribute to a better understanding
of the motivations, challenges and opportunities that studying in higher education may bring to these
women. At the same time, it is also important to contribute to the construction of knowledge about the
educational processes promoted by higher education institutions in contexts of cultural diversity,
consolidating the social function of higher education as an agent of transformation and ensures the
fundamental right to development and equal opportunities.
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Gender Migration Higher Education Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Bergano, Sofia; Rodrigues, Maria José; Moreira, Benilde; Martins, Cristina (2022). Migration projects for higher education: a perspective from women's voices. In 14th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies: EDULEARN22 Proceedings. Palma de Maiorca: IATED, p. 9928-9934. ISBN 978-84-09-42484-9
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IATED