Empowering People to Transform Lives
The Global Education Movement (GEM) is a Southern New Hampshire initiative on a mission to provide higher education and a path to work for refugees.
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Making A Difference
Refugee learners who enroll in a GEM degree program have the drive to transform their lives for the better—and GEM is able to meet them where they are with degree programs that are flexible, hands-on, and designed to set graduates up for success.
(Data from February 2020)
98%
of students complete an associate degree within two years of commencing their studies through GEM.
88%
of GEM refugee learners are employed within six months of graduation.
58%
of GEM students are working full- or part-time while earning their degrees.
50%
of students enrolled in GEM are female.
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