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The war also threatens the world's post-pandemic economic recovery: inflation, food security, energy security, and other supply chain pressures are among the many challenges facing policymakers around the world; and it has triggered one of the largest refugee crises in Europe since World War II. In less than a month of conflict, more than twice as many refugees have arrived in many parts of Europe than in the 2015 refugee crisis. It would be a decent and civilized gesture to offer free university education as well as living stipends to a few thousand refugees and displaced persons. But what kind of free, high-quality education can we offer to citizens of other countries, migrants and refugees, if we often do not offer it to all domestic clients? Without new models of sustainability and external assistance, we will always be encouraging exodus or relocation to another country that has a different economic reality, with all the potential side effects: discrimination, underemployment, slave labor, child abuse, sexual exploitation, brain drain, and other concerns. As a result, we will be restricting access for future generations.