CRS Summer Course

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.

2010 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 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: May 8-16^th 2010
Times: Full course days will run 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Opening reception and registration is in the afternoon of May 8.

Course Fee*: $975.CAD (registration before February 26, 2010)
Late Registration Fee: $1100.CAD (registration after February 26, 2010)

The course fee includes the course, course materials, including a one year subscription to Refuge: Canada’s periodical on refugees. Food and accommodation are not included. A limited number of tuition subsides are available.

Accommodation

Participants must arrange their own accommodation. York Suites offers fully furnished apartment-style accommodation with private self-contained washroom, bedroom and kitchen facility. For accommodation and rate information please contact Steve Walker at suites@yorku.ca or +1 416-736-2100 ext 30320. Please email Steve Walker directly . Please do NOT email the Summer Course office, it will delay processing and may lessen the chances of getting accommodation at York University. We do recommend successful applicants to send your housing requests in a timely manner. Other options can be found here.

Discounted rates at nearby hotels will also be available. There will be more information about reservations shortly.

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 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