[hr-education] CRS Refugee Summer Course (Toronto, 17-25 May 2003)

Dear colleagues,

As the incoming Academic Director of the Summer Course on Refugee Issues at
York University's Centre for Refugee Studies, I am writing to ask your
assistance in circulating our Summer Course Brochure in interested friends
and colleagues.

The Summer Course will be held in Toronto between the dates of May 17-25,
2003, inclusive.

Despite the difficult funding climate, the Summer Course for 2003 has
already secured basic funding. The agenda of offerings looks exciting and I
think we will be able to build on the base established in previous years
and to uphold the standards of excellent set by the Summer Course under the
leadership of the previous Academic Director, Prof. Sharryn Aiken.

Thank you and best wishes for 2003.

Greg Lyndon (UN OHCHR, Head of Kosovo Sub-Office) &
Academic Director of the Summer Course on Refugee Issues
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Toronto, Canada



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Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Summer Course on Refugee Issues
Toronto, May 17 - 25, 2003

The Centre for Refugee Studies' Summer Course offers postgraduate training 
in refugee issues for up to seventy practitioners inside and outside 
government who work on some aspect of refugee protection or assistance. The 
course includes panel discussions, case studies, a simulation exercise, and 
lectures from international experts. A York University/Centre for Refugee 
Studies Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the eight-day 
program.

Sessions will include World Refugee Movements: Root Causes and Consequences 
of Forced Displacement; Ethics of Forced Migration; The UNHCR; Interdiction 
of Illegal Migrations: Strengthening the Western Fortress after 9/11; 
Cultural Psychology of Refugees; An Overview of the Convention Refugee 
Definition; Statelessness; Protection for Internally Displaced Persons; 
Globalization and Refugees; The Evolution of Public Health Response in 
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies; International Trafficking of Migrants; 
Palestinian Refugees: Social, Legal and Political Dimensions of the Refugee 
Crisis; International and Regional Human Rights Remedies

Course fee: $800. After February 28, 2003: $950.

Fees are in Canadian dollars and include course materials. Food and 
accommodation are extra. Reasonably priced accommodation, and food are 
available on campus. Partial subsidies are available for low-income 
participants. A limited number of internships, including full course 
subsidy, are available for York University graduate or law school students. 
Deadline for subsidy and internship application is February 28, 2003.

Payment must be made in full by March 30, 2003. Prior to March 30, 20% of 
the total registration fee will be non-refundable. After March 30, 2003, 
the Course fee is non-refundable.

For further information and registration, please contact:

Florence Ocen, Course Coordinator
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Suite 315, York Lanes, 4700 
Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3.
Phone: 416-736-5423; Fax: 416-736-5837;
E-mail: summer@yorku.ca
Website: www.yorku.ca/crs



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