Summer Course on Refugee Issues
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
June 7 15, 2008
Invitation to apply
The Program
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 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.
The preliminary list of topics for the 2008 Summer Course is:
Root causes of forced migration
Refugee status and definition
The global refugee regime
International human rights
Humanitarian assistance
Refugee resettlement
Gender and forced migration
Canadian refugee determination (including simulation)
Security and interdiction
Internally Displaced Persons
Protracted refugee situations
The future of forced migration
All participants who complete the full course receive a York University Centre
for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.
The students and requirements
The Summer Course is designed for government officials, non-government
organization personnel, university faculty, and graduate students. The
requirement is that applicants have either some academic or practical
background in forced migration. If the background is strictly academic, a
first degree is required. (Undergraduate students may apply to the course if
they are completing their degree prior to the course start date.) Applicants
must have English proficiency.
Course Fee: $975 (Canadian). After March 30, 2007: $1100 (Canadian).
The course fee includes the course, a textbook on the global refugee regime and
additional 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.
Applying to the course
Applicants must submit a complete Summer Course Application Form along with a
resume or CV, a letter of reference from a supervisor or other administrative
superior, and a short autobiographical sketch outlining their academic and
practical background with respect to refugee issues as well as a short
statement of particular interests in this field.
Forms and Information may be accessed from http://www.yorku.ca/crs/summer.htm
Application materials may be submitted either electronically, by fax 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: 416-7362100 EXT55423
Fax: 416-736-5837
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Further questions may also be addressed to her.
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