Learning in USJ
Gender Equality
USJ is committed to promoting gender equality, by providing equal access to education, nurturing respect for all members of the academic and wider community, and providing contexts where diversity and participation is fostered, and women and men are empowered to contribute equally to society.
With the aim of preventing, tracking and acting to eliminate obstacles to gender equality within the institution, we have developed a gender equality tracking mechanism that compares gender distribution in students’ access and academic success.
Students with Special Needs
USJ is committed to complying with the aims of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment for students with disabilities, providing them the opportunity for full participation in the USJ community.
USJ provides accessible campus facilities. Support services, such as counselling services, academic mentoring, and on-campus housing, are in place to promote students with disabilities’ full integration into campus life.
All requests for accommodations, such as computer use, extra time, or separate room for exams, reduced workload, access to note-takers, adapted IT software, etc. are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. This evaluation includes the review of clinical documentation and determination of the reasonableness of the accommodation requests, by the program coordination team, at the students’ request.
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Accessibility of low-income local and international students
At USJ we are aware that education is a powerful tool to address poverty. Equal access to education can help students from low-income backgrounds find success, build more resilient communities, and create positive change. To promote accessibility, USJ has established a set of policies for admission and success targets, as well as, financial, housing, academic, and counselling measures targeting local and international students from low-income backgrounds.
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Minority Groups
Our policy, is that education should be accessible to all, regardless of their background or minority status. One example is our outreach programme for prison inmates, running since 2009, which provides incarcerated individuals with access to higher education and contributes to their future reintegration in society.
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