CPS - CLRDP: AUCC Sponsored Individual Internships
July 6th, 2006
The Centre for Property Studies (CPS) of UNB and the Centre for Land-related Regional and Development Law and Policy (CLRDP) at the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa continue to build on their University to University Agreement through nine Canadian exchange students.
The CLRDP is an interdisciplinary Centre focussed on development in the Southern African region. With a focus on policy and the implementation of programmes associated with land reform, land resources, governance and regional development the Centre collaborates with related institutions, the public and private sectors and international organisations for research and recommendations.
The CPS of UNB and the CLRDP have formed a strong partnership, with mutual goals and objectives at its foundation. Through the Memorandum of Understanding promoting Student and Staff Exchanges (signed 2005), exchanges at the PhD. , Masters and Undergraduate levels have taken place.
The first Masters’ Level Individual Participant in the UNB-University of Pretoria AUCC-funded exchange (May-August 2005), will defend her thesis based on the research conducted in conjunction with the host CLRDP and the Post-Graduate School of Rural and Agricultural Development (UP). Erin O'Brien, an MPhil.- People, Property and Alternative Dispute Resolution student, based at the Centre for Property Studies, will defend her thesis “Resolving Community-Level Dispute Resolution in Limpopo, South Africa” in July 2006.
Such opportunities continue to flourish, as demonstrated by the nine students and one staff member to be hosted by the CLRDP during the 2006-2007 academic year, in positions developed by the CPS.
AUCC Individual Internships:
After a campus-wide call for applications, two individual internships were awarded to UNB students Jayne Roberts and Anita Naidu to participate in a 12 week placement at the University of Pretoria.
Jayne Roberts a 2nd year UNB Law student will be hosted by the CLRDP to aid in their research concerning the constitutionality of the establishment of Communal Property Associations (CPAs) insofar as defined the roles, responsibilities and policies influencing these organisations.
Anita Naidu a Masters of Environmental Engineering student at UNB will likewise be hosted by the CLRDP to aid with their research of CPAs’ maintenance of sustainable agricultural production and access to water for the public good from an environmental / gender perspective.
The above individual internships are international development opportunities provided by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada’s (AUCC) Canada Corps University Partnership Programme (CCUPP), with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
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