17/01/2017 (Agence Europe) – According to a Eurocities study on links between education and the integration of refugees and asylum seekers published on Tuesday 17 January, schools in cities which have responsibility for the provision of education tend to be more open to migrant children, regardless of whether they are asylum seekers, refugees or have entered the country illegally. Such cities provide lessons that are better suited to needs and more effectively support the work of administrations. However, in the face of the rise in new arrivals, cities are having to deal with a shortage of qualified staff and a lack of funding and resources. One of the main challenges highlighted is avoiding “segregation and ghettoisation of schools with a high share of newcomers”. Integrating migrants is among the priorities of the urban agenda which has set up a partnership to address this issue (see EUROPE 11702). The study is available at: http://nws.eurocities.eu/MediaShell/media/Education%20report_Final%20Version.pdf . (PH)