CENTER FOR MIGRATION AND REFUGEE STUDIES
The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) short courses provide specialized education in particular topics within the field of refugees and migration. Each course is an intensive five-day course tailored to practitioners in the field as well as students and researchers. Participants include staff members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, Caritas, churches, human rights lawyers and NGOs. The participants do not only come from Egypt and the surrounding regions, but also from Europe, the United States and Asia.
Recently our courses have attracted AUC students, both graduates and undergraduates, from fields such as political science, anthropology, sociology and human rights. Some of them decided to pursue the migration and refugee graduate degree as a result of their positive experiences with the CMRS short courses. Refugees in Cairo also attend our courses and add their unique perspectives. Their participation is facilitated by a tuition waiver provided by CMRS.
Some of our short courses are provided annually, while other courses are repeated according to demand. Two of our regular courses that are repeated each year are ‘International Refugee Law’ and ‘Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Refugees’ . Most of our courses are delivered through a combination of lectures and interactive small group exercises where participants learn how to relate theory to practice. CMRS has offered over 35 short courses since its establishment in 2000.
The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) of The American University in Cairo (AUC) is offering the following three Short Courses during the month of July 2022:
- Migration and Demography in the Mediterranean Area: Searching for Complementarities (July 3-7, 2022) instructed by Dr. Ayman Zohry, an Expert on Population and Migration Studies based in Cairo, Egypt.
- Examining the Role of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Asylum Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region (17-21 July, 2022) instructed by Dr. Sara Sadek, Adjunct Professor, CMRS.
- Child Protection Issues and Interventions for Refugees and Migrants (24 – 28 July, 2022) instructed by Ms. Samar Ali and Ms. Heba El Azzazy, Child Protection Advisors with Save the Children International.
Eligibility for all courses
All courses are offered face to face. The courses will take place at AUC Tahrir campus. All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. As such, applicants must have a strong command of the English language. Each course will run for 5 days from 9 am till 4 pm (Cairo Local Time) with an hour break.
Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the three courses.
Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course.
Requirements: The courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers as well as practitioners working in migration related fields. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.
Participants are expected to pay the total fees for each course before attending the course.