Dear Colleagues,

As part of HREA's new certificate program on Migration & Asylum, the following two courses are upcoming: EU Migration and Asylum Law and Policies and Human Trafficking and Smuggling. If you register and pay by 20 March you can still benefit from a 15% discount on the tuition. 
                                                                                                                                                         
EU MIGRATION AND ASYLUM LAW AND POLICIES (17 April-28 May 2013) - http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=1399&language_id=1 
Course instructors: Dr. Diego Acosta Arcarazo and Dr. Violeta Moreno-Lax 

Composed of 27 Member States that were traditionally sending countries, but which have become key destinations for migrants and refugees from all over the world in the past half century, the EU is one of the central players in the international community in terms of migration and asylum legislation and policies. The last few years have also seen the resurgence of emigration flows from some EU Member States into other countries and regions in the world. This is coupled with the creation of an Internal Market where free movement of EU citizens in ensured and the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice whose external borders are jointly controlled. 

A number of complex policies and legislation have therefore been adopted in order to address these phenomena while cooperating with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum. For those living and working outside the EU, understanding its migration system can be a true challenge. This e-learning course will focus on the various aspects of EU immigration and asylum law, in particular: institutional aspects; the development of a Common European Asylum System (CEAS); policies on legal migration, including admission of immigrants for labour migration; the rights of third-country nationals in the EU, and their integration in European societies; irregular migration, and measures to combat it; border controls and border security; the external dimension of EU action, including relations with third countries in the fields of return of irregular migrants, readmission agreements and the protection of asylum seekers and refugees. 

Course outline 
Week 1. Introduction to EU policy and legislation on immigration and asylum 
Week 2. Irregular migration in the European Union 
Week 3. Admission of third-country nationals to the EU 
Week 4. Rights and integration of third-country nationals 
Week 5. Borders in the EU: Schengen, visas, carrier sanctions, ILOs & Frontex 
Week 6. The development of a Common European Asylum System II 

For more detailed information and online registration, please visit: 
www.hrea.org/eu-asylum-migration-law 

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SMUGGLING (17 April-28 May 2013) - http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=1439&language_id=1 
Instructors: Dr. Kirill Boychenko and Dr. Veerendra Mishra

Decreasing opportunities for legal migration, and increasing economic and security complications in countries of origin often force people to migrate irregularly and often ending up being victims of exploitation for labor or sex. The high demand for low skilled/low cost labour in the global north (coupled with well-established informal labour practices in destination and transit countries) and bad information about legal migration channels finish the equation that benefit smuggling and trafficking networks. 

This e-learning course analyses the concepts of migrant smuggling and human trafficking while discussing various practical cases from around the globe and existing policies and practices of prevention and prosecution to combat these crimes and protect and address the needs of victims such as victim identification and national/trans-national referral mechanisms or regularisation programmes. It also addresses the links between smuggling, trafficking, labour migration and forced migration. 

Course outline 
Week 1. Introduction to human trafficking and smuggling 
Week 2. Multi-agency approach to trafficking and smuggling 
Week 3. Victim identification 
Week 4. National and trans-national referral mechanisms, Standard Operating Procedures 
Week 5. Developing national strategies and action plans on human trafficking and smuggling 
Week 6. Monitoring national strategies and actions plans

For more detailed information and online registration, please visit: 
www.hrea.org/trafficking

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LEARNING APPROACH 

The courses involves approximately 30 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, webinars and quizzes, and is offered over a 6-week period. The courses integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. The maximum number of course participants is 25. 

WHO SHOULD APPLY 

The courses are aimed at practitioners and professionals who want to gain knowledge in the field of migration and asylum such as: government officials dealing with migration and related issues (at local and national levels); EU policy makers; national authorities of EU and non-EU countries dealing with migration and asylum policies; staff of inter-governmental organisations such as the IOM and UNHCR; NGO staff members and service providers and students of law, international relations, politics and social sciences, among other. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution among the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It is also possible to audit the courses. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the courses. 

COSTS 

Tuition fee for participants: $ 490 (15% discount) if paid by 20 March 2013; $ 575 after 20 Marc 2013. 
For a full list of courses offered in HREA's Migration & Asylum certificate program, please visit www.hrea.org/migration .

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions! 

Best wishes, 

Paula Carello 

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Paula Carello, Program Director Migration & Asylum 
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) 
689 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-3302 USA 
Tel: +1 617 301-4379 | Fax: +1 617 249-0278 
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