Call for applications: three-day residential summer school in Cambridge
Call for applications: three-day residential summer school in Cambridge.
5-7 September 2024
Applications submission deadline: 31st January 2024
As part of the British Academy-funded Bilateral Research Chair in Education Research in Conflict and Crisis, The Centre for Lebanese Studies in Collaboration with LERRN (Local Engagement Refugee Research Network) based at Carleton University is organising their first summer school under the title: “The Industry of Education in Conflict: Ethical Scholarship and Practice”. This is a three-day residential summer school that will take place in Homerton College – University of Cambridge between 5-7 September 2024*.
The main themes that will be covered in the summer schools are:
- Ideological and theoretical foundations of Education in conflict
- Social Justice and anti-racism in the agenda of education in contexts of conflict: Research, Policy and Practice
- Education Programming and Practice: access provisions, language policies, curricula, alternative assessments
We invite students, academics, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of education, refugee education, education in emergencies, refugee studies, and other related fields to apply.
The sessions will be in English.
Selection criteria:
- Applicants from around the world are encouraged to apply, particularly those living and working in conflict affected areas.
- Candidates should be studying, researching, and/or working in the field of refugee education, education in emergencies, refugee studies, and other related fields.
To apply: please send your CV and a one-page written letter of interest or a 2-min recorded video explaining:
- How are the themes of the summer school related to your work or field of study
- How will this summer school support your work, research or studies
- How will you contribute to the summer school.
– Please send your application to [email protected] and include “Summer School” in the subject line.
– If you are submitting a video, please upload it first to Google Drive, OneDrive or WeTransfer, and only send the link the uploaded file.
Deadline: 31st January 2024
*The summer school will be fully funded; all costs will be covered including the visa application and a letter of support will be issues by the organiser.
