Symposium: Access and retention of vulnerable groups in the University

The ACCEDES Project (http://projectes.uab.cat/accedes/) funded by the European Commission and the participating directly more than 30 institutions from 18 countries, has developed and validated a model for three years and strategies to identify and support vulnerable groups in the Latin American university: parallel, it has settled a support network that facilitates the dissemination and sustainability of the proposal, while has supported other projects affecting the same subject.

This symposium promotes the exchange of experiences and debate from presentations focused on a model with intervention strategies and their application to three vulnerable groups. Try and contribute to the purpose of the project focused on raising Goals Educativas2021 educational equity in the region and get more free and democratic societies. It is also consistent with the proposal for discussion document "Science, technology and innovation for development and social cohesion", a program aimed at promoting science and technology for sustainable development, equity and social cohesion. 
The contributions presented in it are: 
- A model and a methodology to identify the vulnerability of social groups in higher education. By Joaquin Gairín Sallán (UAB, Spain) 
- Strategies to enhance the presence of vulnerable groups in higher education. By Diego Castro Ceacero (UAB, Spain) and Hernan Medrano (IIIEPEM, Mexico) 
- Attention to students with disabilities. By Juan Bosco Bernal (UDELAS, Panama)
- The attention to minorities: research in distance education. By Marina Lopes Soligo and Marcia Reis (UNIP, UNESP, Brazil) 
- The Usual Care for Students no. By Sebastián Donoso Diaz (UTALCA, Chile)

For more information: http://www.oei.es/congreso2014