The ICRPS programme enables graduate students from Canadian, European and
American universities to come together to examine policy formulation and analysis in a
rural context. ICRPS participants are a mix of professionals seeking continuing education
and graduate students from 3 Canadian universities, 3 European universities and 1
American university. A key objective of the summer school is rural policy comparison;
therefore, a number of students will attend both one session in Europe and one session in
Canada.