Dr. Budd Hall

Dr. Hall has spent the past 50 years championing community-based research. He is Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, a Professor Emeritus with the School of Public Administration and former Dean of Education at the University of Victoria (UVic), Canada. Dr. Hall has played a pivotal role in UVic’s history in community-engaged research, serving as founding director of UVic’s office of community-based research, Canada’s first such office on a university campus. In December 2022, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, in acknowledgement of his contributions, both nationally and globally. He has also served as Secretary-General of the International Council of Adult Education during 1979-1991.

Dr. Rajesh Tandon

Dr. Tandon is a globally recognized leader in participatory research and development. He is the Founder-President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a global centre for participatory research and training established in 1982. He also serves as the Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. As a pioneer in participatory research, Dr. Tandon has redefined the relationship between researchers and those they study. He has served on numerous expert committees for the Government of India, the University Grants Commission, the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and the World Bank. In 2015, the Indian Adult Education Association (IAEA) honoured him with the Nehru Literacy Award.

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