Earth Day 2008: Call for Climate

Today, April 22, is Earth Day. The focus of activities mirrors the different challenges we are facing right now. Millions of people around the world are rallying behind a Call for Climate, the global warming action theme. The planet is heating up and with the rising temperature comes the problems associated with global warming (food crisis, rice shortage, changing weather patterns, etc.). What started 38 years ago in San Francisco, USA, has now spread to all corners of the globe. In the Philippines, the theme is “Tubig Buhay Natin, Ating Pagyamanin.” Let us do our part in preserving the Integrity of Creation. Make every day, Earth Day.

MA Migration Studies, Univ of Kent at Brussels

MA in Migration Studies, University of Kent at Brussels, a master’s program at the interdiscplinary postgraduate campus of the University of Kent at Brussels, investigates migration within an interdiscplinary context. It is a one-year course (two terms of coursework and a dissertation) with entry to the program either in September or in January.

The course’s core modules investigate the broad diversity of migrants and migration, both thematically (e.g. trafficking and smuggling, forced migrants including IDPs, asylum-seekers and refugees, family unification, labor migration, etc.) as well as theoretically (e.g. theories of migration, theories of integration, theories of citizenship and of belonging/participation).

Understanding different actors’ perspectives is emphasized throughout. In specialist modules, particular attention is paid to immigrant integration, citizenship and national identity as well as migration law and the particular challenges facing forced migrants. A key aspect of the program consists of integration with related fields; as part of their program, students may select modules such as International Human Rights Law, Theories of International Conflict, Politics of International Development or Development Economics.

They thereby craft (in consultation with the program convenor) a Migration Studies program tailored specifically to their interests. Other MA and LLM degrees, as well as a PhD in Migration Studies, Law, Conflict Analysis or International Relations can also be pursued at UKB. For more information or to apply, go to: http://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels or contact mailto:bsis@kent.ac.uk
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Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Migration Studies

University of Kent at Brussels
Tel: + 32 2 641 1721
Tel: + 32 2 641 1725 (direct line)
Fax: + 32 2 641 1720
Advanced International Studies in the Capital of Europe
http://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels