Opinion

Refugee Professionals: What are the challenges to their professional reintegration?

Imagine being a doctor, an engineer, or a teacher—forced to leave behind not only your profession, but also your country, your family, and your friends. Then imagine crossing multiple borders and arriving in a host country with professional aspirations, only to discover that your qualifications no longer count, and that you are viewed not as a professional but as a humanitarian burden. This is the lived reality for many forcibly displaced individuals with higher education and professional backgrounds—referred to as...