TILLs

Each country in the partnership, Canada, Germany, and South Africa, will host two experiential TILLs in UNESCO BRs, providing selected students the opportunity to learn and apply professional and relational skills in the field. With support from the local PDF, each year, one country hub will develop and deliver a TILL with relevant BR partners and academics, including the foundational course.

Following the online and onsite components of the foundational course, students will work in small groups over 8 weeks to meet a research need identified by the partnering BR (and Indigenous nation, where relevant). Student groups will be supported by the mentor team of TRANSECTS academics and practitioners from Canada, South Africa, and Germany, both onsite and online throughout the TILL. Upon completion, each TILL team will report back to community members and to TRANSECTS via a Program Institute and the TARP. Depending on student needs, research conducted through the TILL may form the basis of their project, thesis, or dissertation, or it may be a supplemental learning experience.