Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues Centre for Refugee 
Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada June 6 – 14, 2009

The Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues is an 
internationally acclaimed eight-day course for academic and field-based 
practitioners working in the area of forced migration. It serves as a 
hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to 
share information and ideas.

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 program uniquely includes simulated refugee hearings held at the 
Immigration and Refugee Board, Toronto. Participants will have also an 
opportunity during the course for structured networking and idea 
collaboration through participation in a theme-based small group 
session. All participants who complete the full course receive a York 
University Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.


2009 Summer Course topics are:

•	Root causes of forced migration
•	Refugee status and definition
•	The global refugee regime
•	International human rights
•	Humanitarian assistance
•	Externalization of asylum
•	Refugee resettlement
•	Intersectionality and forced migration
•	Canadian refugee determination
•	Security and Interdiction
•	Internally displaced persons
•	Protracted refugee situations
•	Development induced displacement
•	Environmentally induced displacement
•	The future of forced migration


The Target Audience Participant Requirements 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 organization personnel, university faculty, 
and graduate students. Applicants must 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.


Dates: June 6 – 14, 2009
Times: Full course days will run 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Opening reception 
and registration is in the afternoon of June 6.
Course Fee:  $1100 (Canadian)

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:


Summer Course Coordinator
Irene Connie Tumwebaze
Centre for Refugee Studies York University, Suite 315, York Lanes
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Phone: 416-7362100 Ext:55423
Fax: 416-736-5837
E-mail: [log in to unmask]


Further questions may also be addressed to Irene Connie Tumwebaze, 
Summer Course Coordinator, at the above location.


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