Background
Migration is an international phenomenon affecting several sectors of both the destination and the country of origin. EU is the most targeted destination for migrants and there are three main routes bringing refugees and migrants to it: the Western Mediterranean Route (usually via Morocco to Spain), the Central Mediterranean Route (usually via Libya to Italy) and the Eastern Mediterranean Route (usually via Turkey to Greece).
The Central Mediterranean Route via Libya is the most active one and accounts for the largest number of people crossing by sea to Europe. Libya is both a transit and destination country Migrants in Libya suffer bad conditions and violations.
A large number of reports from local and international organizations show that the humanitarian situation in and out of detention centres in Libya is inhumane on many levels. Migrants at detention centres encounter massive overcrowding, human rights abuses and alarming sanitary conditions.
Objectives
In this frame, the Overall Objective of the HGRA project is to improve the capabilities of Libya to manage and mitigate the impact of the Libyan migration crisis both as a destination country and as a country of origin, by strengthening the Higher Education Institutions system.
To massively collect data and relevant information, and to use such data for developing solutions to reduce its negative effects and benefit from its advantages.
To develop policy recommendations to be addressed to key actors involved in the management of the migratory phenomenon. This includes Focused trainings to build the capacities of the academic staff of Libyan universities.
Targeting beneficiary universities to elaborate a tailored made teaching proposal adapted to the Libyan national context.
The project will create the foundations to allow the local Univeristies to address the migratory crisis locally and from its roots by creating speficis training paths.
After three years of intensive work, the HGRA Project has come to an end. During
On January 15, 2026, Gulf of Sidra University successfully hosted an online dissemination conference within the
From 1 to 4 December 2025, the HGRA Project ran an intensive Training for Trainers
Rome, 5 November 2025. The HGRA Dissemination Conference at Sapienza University of Rome presented the
We are thrilled to unveil the fourth edition of the HGRA Project Newsletter! From HGRA
We are excited to present the third edition of the HGRA project newsletter!!
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