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Online University For Refugees Opens In Berlin As Flow Of Migrants Continues

By Esme Nicholson
Published October 16, 2015 at 1:23 PM PDT

An online university based in Berlin opened Thursday where refugees can begin to earn bachelor's degrees, even if they lack the documents required to start a regular college.

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