The NIHSS BRICS project

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NIHSS BRICS Project

International Collaboration on Teaching and Learning During Crises

Overview

This project is a collaborative initiative under the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) grant.

It brings together:

  • SARChI Chair in Teacher Education at CPUT
  • Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
  • SARChI Chair in Teaching and Learning at the University of Johannesburg

The project centres around a seminar series of four scholarly symposia, with peer-reviewed publications as its key outputs.

Project Focus

Framed around the themes of crisis and disruption—particularly the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India and South Africa—this initiative explores how both countries responded to disruptions in education.

The project aims to:

  • Collaborate with researchers, academics, and postgraduate students
  • Foster debate and discussion through scholarly engagement
  • Develop and implement a high-level symposium module
  • Reimagine research, teaching, and learning during educational crises

Symposia and Outputs

  • Four hybrid symposia planned
  • Three held in South Africa
  • One held in India; a fourth planned for January 2023 in India

Publication outputs in progress:

  • A Special Issue
  • A Monograph authored by PhD students and Postdoctoral Research Fellows (PDRFs)

Team Members

  • Prof Shireen Motala
  • Prof Yusuf Sayed
  • Prof Padma Sarangapani
  • Prof Rekha Pappu
  • Dr Meera Chandran
  • Dr Marcina Singh
  • Otilia Chiramba

Student Involvement

Emelda Tantoh is currently pursuing her doctoral studies within the scope of this project.