Summer Course on Refugee Issues
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
June 9 17, 2007
The Summer Course on Refugee Issues is an internationally acclaimed eight-day
course for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced
migration. The course involves a rigorous schedule of lectures, panel
discussions, and a simulation exercise. It draws from academic and field-based
experts for its faculty and, reflecting the Centres mission, serves as a hub
for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to share
information and ideas.
The Program
The Summer Course provides an interdisciplinary, interactive and experiential
approach to the study of forced migration. Through attending lectures and
related small group sessions, course participants develop a deepened
understanding of the political, economic, social and cultural contexts of
forced migration, and the major state and non-state institutions involved in
refugee protection and advocacy. The Summer Course is unique in that its
program includes simulated refugee hearings held at the Immigration and Refugee
Board, Toronto. In this intensive exercise, course participants are assigned
roles to carry out mock refugee hearings closely modeled on the framework of
the Canadian refugee determination system. Finally, new to the 2007 course,
participants will have an opportunity during the course for structured
networking and idea collaboration through participation in a theme-based small
group session. These themes include the following:
- Canadian and international refugee law and policy
- Resettlement services and support in Canadian and international contexts
- International humanitarian assistance
- Human rights and refugees
- The experience of forced migration
Lectures and Topics for the 2007 Summer Course
Topics and faculty for the 2007 Summer Course include:
Root causes of forced migration, Ogenga Otunnu (DePaul University)
Definition of a refugee, Peter Showler (University of Ottawa)
Refugees in political and historical context, James Milner (University
of Toronto)
Global regional approaches to refugee law and policy, Francisco Rico-
Martinez (FCJ Refugee Centre) and Mohammed Khalis Hassan (York University)
International human rights, Obi Okafor (York University)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Rana Khan (UNHCR,
Toronto) with Tom Clark (CRS Associate, York University)
Security and interdiction, Andrew Brouwer, (Jackman and Associates,
Toronto)
Humanitarian assistance, Rupen Das (Humber Institute of Technology and
Advanced Learning)
Internally Displaced Persons, Khalid Koser (Brookings Institution)
Protracted refugees, Howard Adelman (Griffith University)
Refugee resettlement, Elizabeth Gryte (Citizenship and Immigration
Canada)
Transnationalism, Jennifer Hyndman (Syracuse University) and Alison
Mountz (Syracuse University)
All participants who complete the full course receive a York University Centre
for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.
The Students
The Summer Course is designed for academic and field-based practitioners
working in the area of forced migration. Participants typically include
government officials, non-government agency personnel, university faculty, and
graduate students. Undergraduate students may apply to the course if they are
completing their degree prior to the course start date.
Course Details
Dates: June 9 17, 2007
Times: Full course days will run 8:30 am 5:00 pm. Opening reception
and registration is June 9.
Location: York University Toronto, Keele Campus
Course Fee: CAD $870. After March 30, 2007: CAD $970
Sponsored applicants may be eligible for the $850 fee past March 30 if proof of
sponsorship is provided before this date.
Course fee includes course, and all course materials including a one year
subscription to Refuge, Canadas periodical on refugees. Food and
accommodation are not included. A limited number of tuition subsides are
available.
Accommodations
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodations. York
Hospitality can arrange on-campus accommodations, including dorm rooms as well
as private suites. York Hospitality is also able to provide discounted rates at
three area hotels. Participants interested in making arrangements through York
Hospitality need to complete and return a Request for Accommodation at
Hospitality York form (see below).
Requirements
Applicants should have work and / or research experience in forced migration
and possess a first-degree. Applicants must have English proficiency.
Applying to the course
Applicants must submit a complete Summer Course Application Form along with a
resume or CV, letter of reference from an employer or volunteer supervisor, and
a short autobiographical sketch outlining experience with refugee issues.
Application materials may be submitted either electronically or by mail to:
Irene Connie Tumwebaze
Summer Course Coordinator
Centre for Refugee Studies
York University, Suite 315, York Lanes
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Phone: 416-736-5423
Fax: 416-736-5837
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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