{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"European Students&#039; Union","provider_url":"https:\/\/esu-online.org","author_name":"Helena Saadeh","author_url":"https:\/\/esu-online.org\/author\/helena-saadeh\/","title":"Breaking Barriers: Addressing Inequalities in Higher Education through the SMILE Project - European Students&#039; Union","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kndZLybiGl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esu-online.org\/publications\/breaking-barriers-addressing-inequalities-in-higher-education-through-the-smile-project\/\">Breaking Barriers: Addressing Inequalities in Higher Education through the SMILE Project<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/esu-online.org\/publications\/breaking-barriers-addressing-inequalities-in-higher-education-through-the-smile-project\/embed\/#?secret=kndZLybiGl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Breaking Barriers: Addressing Inequalities in Higher Education through the SMILE Project&#8221; &#8212; European Students&#039; Union\" data-secret=\"kndZLybiGl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/esu-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cropped-cropped-Smile-logo-Turq.png","thumbnail_width":793,"thumbnail_height":287,"description":"The fourth United Nations Development Goal seeks to \"ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all.\" Despite this, we continue to identify social groups that face obstacles to accessing and completing their degrees in higher education. Women, students with disabilities, low socioeconomic status, and students from migrant backgrounds are still underrepresented and face more significant obstacles than their male, wealthy, and white peers. This is reflected in the enrollment and graduation rates, as well as the teaching staff, institutional administration, and student representation. Let us examine some statistics that demonstrate the persistence of inequalities in Higher Education.\u00a0"}