Welcome as Soft Power: The Universe of Refugees Between Heritage, Language and Education

Record numbers of refugees and migrants have crossed international borders fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty. In 2024, more than 100 million people were considered forced migrants in the world. The refugee status, this “compulsory difference” imposed on the lives of these people, can certainly help the academic community to share experiences that only the difficulties of the refugee situation teach. Focusing on approaches to safeguarding living heritage in situations of conflict and forced displacement, this text seeks to reinforce awareness of the dual role of living heritage in emergency situations: Both as a victim of conflict and as a valuable resource that communities can use as a coping mechanism. Give me an answer. Welcoming is a part of diversity. The result of an experience in development, the project: Reception as soft power: the universe of refugees between heritage, language and education synthesises the actions that have been developed by refugee university professors within the scope of the Brazilian public university.