The purpose of the summer schools are to connect graduate students to policy-makers and border professionals, to explore various research areas within the project in a workshopped setting, and provide a platform for students to present their research.
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Upcoming Summer Schools
There are currently no upcoming summer schools available (July 2019)
Past Summer Schools
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Summer Workshop Canadian Borders Policies in Comparative Perspectives, University of Victoria, Victoria, July 12, 2019 |
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La sécurité transfrontalière, École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP), Montreal, April 30 - May 5, 2018
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Regional Security in the North: Emerging Themes and Challenges, Yukon College, Whitehorse, June 20-22, 2017
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Mediterranean Migration and Borders: Beyond the Security Nexus IMéRA, Institute for Advanced Studies of Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France May 15-19, 2017 |
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Skilled Migration Flows & Borders in a Globalized World Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Ontario May 23 - 25, 2017 |
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Borders in Globalization: Focus on Ontario Carleton University & Online, Ottawa, Ontario May 1 - 13, 2017 |
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Borders in the North 2016, Whitehorse June 21 - 22, 2016 The two-day programme took place at Yukon College and was organized by the University of Victoria. |
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BIG Focus on Ontario Summer Course, Ottawa June 8 - 10, 2016 The two-day summer program on Ontario's borders was organized by Dr. Victor Konrad and Dr. Melissa Kelly at Carleton University. |
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Summer Institute on Border Integrity, Gatineau June 6 - 7, 2016 The two-day summer workshop on border integrity took place in Gatineau, QC; it was organized by Dr. Christian Leuprecht from RMCC. |
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École d’été - La sécurité transfrontalière, Montreal May 30 - June 3, 2016 This one week summer institute on Québec's border security was organized by Dr. David Morin (Sherbrooke) and Dr. Stéphane Roussel (ENAP). |
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Borders in the North 2015, Whitehorse June 17 - 18, 2015 The two-day programme took place at Yukon College and was organized by the University of Victoria. |