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Ranjan is an engineering geologist specializing in geohazard reduction. He received his PhD in geotechnical engineering from Kagawa University, Japan in 2009, when he also received the best engineering research award. He has researched landslides, debris flows, earthquake hazards, engineering geology, geomorphology, landslide simulation, disaster management, disaster education, foundation analysis, and engineering geology of roads and dams. He is passionate about innovation to increase sustainable development. He authored the most comprehensive report on the Seti River debris flow disaster of 2012 and Geology for Technical Students. Ranjan teaches at Tribhuvan University’s Central Campus. In 2012-13, he was a visiting scholar at Kagawa University in Japan.

Ananta has lectured at Tribhuvan University for more than 20 years and has assisted with field geoscience courses for Nepali and international students. He has a PhD in sedimentology and geochemistry from Université Joseph Fourier in France and was a Fulbright Scholar at Cornell University in 2012–13. His research interests include using sedimentology and geochemistry to better understand climate history and past depositional environments. He is active in GPS/GNSS research of ground surface movement and geohazards education and mitigation. Recently, he has been part of a National Geographic team studying climate change and other environmental factors in the Everest region of Nepal.

Anil received one of the first Ashoka fellowships in Nepal in 1987 for his founding of Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness. He has spent two decades as a conservationist, environmental leader, and senior Ashoka fellow in Nepal. An engineer by training, Anil pursued graduate work in energy planning at the University of Pennsylvania and joined the Kathmandu municipality for several years before heading to Washington, DC, to become a senior fellow in residence. His projects and organizations have received numerous awards and grants, and he is working on a solar lighting system for villages in Nepal. Anil has taught SIT students in Nepal for many years.

Sanjib is from the Eastern Terai of Nepal. He studied law and has undergraduate degrees in Nepali and political science. He speaks six languages and has taught Nepali since 1996, working with the US Peace Corps, with study abroad programs, and as a private tutor. He is also a certified Peace Corps Nepali Language Proficiency Interview (LPI) tester. As program librarian, Sanjib organizes the research library and makes sure students can find what they need and access SIT’s online collections. As homestay coordinator, he carefully selects families that will add to each student’s experience. He also coordinates homestay families’ training so that homes become more than just a place to stay during the course.

Chandra is from west Nepal. He holds a BA in anthropology from Tribhuvan University and is well versed in Nepal’s historical and political dynamics. After working with the Peace Corps and other programs as a language teacher, he joined SIT in 1997 as senior language instructor. Chandra is instrumental in coordinating student visas. Chandra’s other prime role is to organize and plan excursions in the Terai and mountain areas.

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Dr. Pant received her doctorate in public policy from Oregon State University, where she has taught undergraduate political science courses and graduate level research methods. Her dissertation examined Nepal’s community forestry to understand how historical institutions and social construction impacts the effectiveness of devolved governance and collective action. Her research and work intersect local development, resource management, and gender issues in Nepal. She has also worked with various non-government organizations that work for Nepal’s disadvantaged children and women, and currently is on the boards of two organizations: one of them working for trafficked children, and the other for gender and sexual minorities in Nepal. She is also a part of Intergenerational Feminist Forum (IGFF) in Nepal. She has widely traveled in Nepal as a researcher and field practitioner.

Courses Taught

Graduate courses
Development Practice
Community Development and Social Change- Nepal
Human Flourishing in the Anthropocene: From Development to Regeneration

Undergraduate courses
Development, Gender and Social Change in the Himalaya Seminar Course
Field Methods and Ethics

Select Publications

Pant, S., Taylor, C., & Steel, B. S. (2019). Policy process theory for rural policy. The Routledge handbook of comparative rural policy, 89-104.

Pant, & Oregon State University, degree granting institution. (2016). Examining Nepal’s Community Forestry to Understand Opportunities and Barriers to Successful Collective Action. Oregon State University.

Johnston, A., Hancké, B., & Pant, S. (2014). Comparative institutional advantage in the European sovereign debt crisis. Comparative Political Studies, 47(13), 1771-1800.

Pant. (2013). Trekkers and the Prints they Leave in the Himalayas. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 8(2), 1–10.

Research Interests

Collective action
Ecofeminism
Natural resource management

Applications open Sept. 15

With undergraduates’ schedules in full swing for the new academic year, it’s not too soon to start thinking about how to make the most of summer 2019. Imagine snorkeling in one of the world’s top diving sites as you study marine ecology in Panama, building career skills with an internship at an NGO in Vietnam, exploring Madagascar’s extraordinary natural environment to learn about traditional medicine, or learning Arabic in Jordan or Morocco.

Those are just some of the many opportunities available through School for International Training (SIT). During summer 2019, SIT Study Abroad is offering 23 programs in 17 countries that will appeal to a wide range of majors and interests, including five skills-building internship opportunities.

Like all SIT Study Abroad programs, each summer program offers academic rigor and an immersive cultural experience within the framework of at least one critical global issue. Applications for these programs open September 15.

New to the SIT Student Abroad summer portfolio this year are:

Colombia: Building a Culture of Peace – Integrate peace studies with Colombia’s cultures through music, dance, and food from the program base in the vibrant, multicultural Caribbean Coast city of Cartagena, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Vietnam: Nongovernmental Organization Internship – Learn about development and the roles of nongovernmental organizations engaged in social change through this guided internship, which also includes lectures and site visits. Customize this program based on your areas of interest.

SIT summer programs, sorted according to themes, are:

Climate | Environment

Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics

Indonesia: Biodiversity and Conservation in Bali and Borneo

Jordan: Engineering and Design for Sustainable Environments

Nepal: Geoscience in the Himalaya

Panama: Marine Ecology & Blue Carbon Conservation in the Pacific & Caribbean

Tanzania: Climate Change and Sustainability, Mount Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar

Development | Economy | Inequality

India: Agroecology and Food Security in the Himalaya

Panama: Community and Nongovernmental Organizations Internship

Vietnam: Nongovernmental Organization Internship