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Dear all Winter Short Courses January 2011 The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) is offering three winter short courses in January 2011, (see below for details). The deadline for receiving course applications is November 30, 2010. For more details, please see: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx Please send all replies to: [log in to unmask] -- Maysa Ayoub, MA Sociology Manager, Center for Migration and Refugee Studies Adjunct Faculty, Sociology Unit, SAPE Department The American University in Cairo Research Center Building - Room # 2034 New Cairo 11835, Egypt.P.O. Box 74. 1. Introduction to Refugee Law (January 9-13, 2011) Course Description: The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees or interested in refugee issues with an introduction to the international legal framework which governs the protection of refugees. Through lectures, case studies and small group sessions, course participants will learn about the basic features of international refugee law including the components of the international refugee protection regime; the elements of the definition(s) of "refugee" contained in international instruments; the ethical and professional obligations of those representing refugees; the basic elements of the process by which refugee status is determined; and, the rights of refugees under international law. A background in law is useful but not required. The course will include a simulated refugee hearing in which course participants will be assigned roles to carry out in mock refugee status determination proceedings. 2. Migration/Displacement, Development and Gender (January 16-20, 2011): Course Description: In today’s world, the general perception of migration and displacement (be it due to economic, social, political, environmental or other factors) flows is that they are increasing and are often seen as an emergency in diverse parts of the globe. While forced displacement is often viewed as having highly negative effect on the displaced population, migration is also viewed as a remedy to diverse problems such as underdevelopment and violent conflicts. The course aims to assess critically the discourses of migration, displacement and development. In particular, it will discuss the impact of migration and displacement on the countries and (forced) migrants’ communities of origin. Recently, there has been much focus on migrants and their contributions to solving the problems of underdevelopment in their communities of origin. This view is often supported by the figures of financial contributions that migrants remit to their communities which is supposed to be double the size of the official development aid. Refugees on the other hand are still mainly perceived as ‘victims’ with little contribution to their places of origin. Some current research disputes these views and shows the impact of remittances from and to conflict areas. The course will aim to familiarize students with the current debates and research on these critical areas. One part of the course will focus first on deconstructing the issue of ‘development’. The second goal of the course will be to introduce students to gender and generational analysis to unpack the links between migration/displacement and development and their interaction with gender and age. It will explore different contributions that migrant women and men, young and old make to their communities – social, economic, political, etc. Through case studies, students will be introduced to the debates at international, national and local levels and the current policy thinking on migration, displacement and development in sending and receiving countries. The course is intended for graduate level students or professionals who have some basic understanding of migration, refugees, displacement and development issues. 3. Community Interpretation for Refugee Aid Settings – CCIP Interpreter Training Short Course (January 23-27, 2011) *Offered for the first time as a CMRS short course in Winter 2011* Course Description: Migration and displacement experiences are frequently characterized by language barriers, which impede communication between refugees, migrants, service providers, and the host community. Trained interpreters are essential for communication accuracy in healthcare and legal aid services, and in RSD hearings, etc. Misinterpretations can result in erroneous health diagnosis and treatment, or faulty RSD decisions, frustrating best efforts to provide refugee and migrant healthcare, legal aid, and protection. Yet many service entities rely on interpreters with no formal training to perform their professional and technical role. This course is specifically for the interpreters who work in refugee and migrant service organizations and agencies, and will cover the fundamental components of professional community / public service interpretation, including: interpreter roles, responsibilities, interpreted-session protocols and procedures, interpretation techniques, cognitive skills and memory training, note-taking strategies, glossary building and reference research strategies, and interpreter ethics, professional responsibilities versus community expectations, and interpreter self-care and burnout issues. The course will also review facilitation strategies for interpreters who conduct new-interpreter orientation workshops in their organizations. The course format will include role-plays, exercises, film presentations, and course reader, in addition to group discussions and presentations. Requirements for this course: participants should be current interpreters working with refugee/migration organizations, preferably sent by their organization to attend. Priority will be given to interpreters who have had no previous training. Organization staff responsible for interpreter coordination or supervision are also welcome, provided they are fully fluent in two or more languages, so to participate in the multilingual exercises in the course. The language of instruction is English, but the course is not language-restricted; participants may be bilingual/multilingual in any language combination. In addition to the regular course times of 09:00am to 17:00pm daily, there will be one to two required evening sessions as well. About the Instructor: Alice Johnson is the director of the Cairo Community Interpreter Project (CCIP) within the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at AUC. CCIP provides training for community interpreters in refugee and migration settings, as well as technical assistance in language planning for organizations that use interpretation in working with refugees and migrants. Alice has over 16 years experience as a conference and community interpreter and trainer in migration settings in the US, Egypt, Hong Kong, Brazil, Kenya, and Turkey. Eligibility for all Courses The courses are offered for graduate level students, researchers and practitioners in the field of migration and refugees. All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a sufficient command of the English language. The maximum number of participants in each course is between 25-30 participants Application procedure for all courses: To apply for the courses, please fill out the online application at: http://forms.aucegypt.edu/cmrs/applicationForm.html and send an updated copy of your CV to Kim Hughes at [log in to unmask] with your name in the subject line. Applicants may apply and be accepted to more than one course. The deadline for submitting course applications is November 30, 2010. Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by e-mail in December. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. 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