Program+Schedule

We are offering a unique experience in South Africa for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in a broad range of topics including, sustainability, environmental technology, natural resource management, conservation, public health, environmental justice, policy, planning, and urbanization. Together the faculty, students, and local African citizens and stakeholders involved with this program will explore the complex social and ecological challenges facing communities in the Global South as they aspire for the equitable provisioning of clean water. Our circuit in and around, one of the world's most biodiverse conservation areas, the Kruger National Park, will allow students to gain a more nuanced understanding of how conservation areas and communities struggle to find balance in maintaining ecosystem health and integrity with human health and well-being. Students will learn a host of critical skills associated with research in both the natural and social sciences, and have extensive training in transdisciplinary problem solving. This transformative life experience allows for students to directly engage with the wonders of the savanna in a meaningful way while developing the expertise needed to become successful sustainability scientists and practitioners.
 * Water Woes: People, Parks, and Pollution**


 * Planned Itinerary***

May 16 - Students leave the US May 17 - Students arrive in Johannesburg (stay overnight in a hotel) May 18 - Students arrive in Hoedspruit airport and are transported 20 minutes to Wits Rural Facility May 19 - 23 - We are located at Wits Rural Facility - a research base of the University of the Witwatersrand May 24-27 - We will be in research and tourist facilities of the Kruger National Park May 28-June 2 - We will be staying at the Tshulu Trust Camp in HaMakuya. For three nights the students will be in home stays in the nearby villages. June 3 - 6 - Students will be housed at an all-inclusive local game reserve. June 7 - Program ends: Students will leave South Africa. June 8 - Students will arrive back in the US

//*This schedule is subject to change. Details on all of these accommodations and experiences will be added soon!//