Ita Sheehy, Senior Education Advisor for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), advocates in University World News for more higher education opportunities for refugees. At a time when the number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people worldwide has, exceeded 50 million, there are high risks of entire generations losing access to education—especially higher education, which is perceived as a luxury. "Yet, higher education for refugees is important both for individuals and for society, not least in terms of rebuilding lives and fostering leadership in both protracted settings and peaceful post-conflict reconstruction," writes Sheehy.