 My name is James Milner. I'm a member of faculty in the Department of Political Science here at Carleton University. I've been at Carleton since 2008 and in that time I found that there are some really exciting opportunities that we have as teachers and as researchers. But in the teaching that we do in the classroom, the way that we can take advantage of being in Canada's capital city. One of the things that we're able to do is invite members of international organizations, people working in government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Those who are involved in the practical doing of international affairs on a day-to-day basis. We can invite them to visit our classroom and share their experience with the students to illuminate the topics that we cover in our courses. But by virtue of being in Ottawa, we can convert those visits into relationships. Let me give an example. I teach a fourth year course on the international politics of forced migration. This topic covers things like the refugees fleeing the crisis in Syria or the crisis of the Mediterranean, the prolonged presence of refugees in African states. At the end of this fourth year seminar, I invite the representative to Canada of the United Nations High Commissioner to Refugees. This United Nations representative comes into the classroom and shares their experience with students of putting into practice the topics that we've covered in the seminar. Students are able to share with the representative their thoughts on how this global refugee regime might work better and how we can do a better job of ensuring protection for refugees and finding a solution to their plight. But by virtue of being in such close proximity to the capital city, what students are able to do is then build from that initial contact and build a relationship with the UN's refugee agency and their office here in Ottawa. We've had several students from the course go on to complete internships and placements with UNHCR's representation here in Ottawa and build from that experience not only to enhance their understanding of the practicalities of doing the things that we studied in the course, but then in some instances actually build from that experience to pursue a career within the United Nations. This is the advantage of being in Canada's capital city and the advantage of putting into practice what we learn in the classroom.