30 June – 09 July 2025: TraFaDy International Summer School

From 30 June until 9 July, we are having a third summer school in Brussels. This time, we will try to gain insights on how to take care in transnational families. What is it and what is important to keep in mind? 

The programme consists of a mix of lectures, interactive workshops in small groups and field visits to organisations working with transnational families. We promote exchange between students, researchers and stakeholders from different countries, disciplines and career stages; and offer a limited number of grants for TraFaDy members.  

More information? Do you want to join us? Take a look at the Odissee website: https://www.odisee.be/en/programmes/summer-school-care-transnational-families. 

Interested in giving a lecture or a workshop? Please contact us via summerschool@trafady.eu  
We are really looking forward to meeting you in Brussels

On the program

Families that are geographically dispersed due to economic or forced migration; families in which a member works abroad almost continuously; families in which a (mostly) young person lives abroad for a longer period for study or internship,… Obviously, the realities of transnational families are very different. By attending this summer school, participants will get an improved understanding of the growing, rapidly changing phenomenon and dynamics of transnational families.

The theoretical basis in lectures and workshops were offered by an internationally composed team of specialized psychologists and social scientists. Field visits of organizations working with transnational families, refugee families and children confronted the participants with relevant methodologies and how to apply them in this context.

Target Group

• Undergraduate students (2nd, 3rd and 4th grade) of social education who want to develop a broader view on social work and counselling work with transnational families, both on a theoretical and methodological level. All students participating, will get 3 ECTS-points. In order to receive them, all parts of the programme are mandatory.
• (Young) professionals, early career investigators and practitioners from social
  work and welfare organizations.
• Researchers in the field of transnational families and the changing dynamics.

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