On Monday 11 March, Commonwealth Scholars, staff from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, Chevening Scholarships Secretariat, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities attended the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey. The event marked the start of the Commonwealth Week celebrations, exploring this year’s theme of opportunity through enterprise. The observance was a great [...]
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The world in 2113: what will it be like, how can we prepare?
Posted on 01 February 2013.
Commonwealth Scholars are invited to apply to attend the third ACU Commonwealth Residential School, being held from Thursday 8-Monday 12 August 2013 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom. The Commonwealth Residential School was instigated by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) in 2011. It aims to provide a forum to bring together high quality [...]
Welcome Programme 2012
Posted on 05 December 2012.
The CSC’s annual Welcome Programme for new Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows was held on 19 November 2012, at Senate House, London. Photos from the event are available on Flickr.
North West Commonwealth Scholars share their research
Posted on 25 September 2012.
A social meeting was organised by the North West Regional Network of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows at the University of Lancaster on 9 June 2012. Eleven scholars from three universities in the North West of the UK shared their research and personal experiences. Researchers from the Universities of Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester explained their diverse [...]
Posted in Events, News, Regional Networks
Mauritian alumni meet for focus discussion group on gender
Posted on 12 September 2012.
The recent Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) held in Mauritius provided an opportunity to convene a focus discussion group on gender on 29 August 2012. Five Mauritian alumni met with Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners Christine Humfrey and Richard Middleton to consider gender issues facing Commonwealth Scholars before, during, and after their awards. Questions debated included: [...]
Posted in Alumni, Events, News, Professional Networks
Measuring the impact of international scholarships
Posted on 11 May 2012.
The CSC hosted a workshop on 16-18 March 2012 at Cumberland Lodge for around 45-50 representatives from scholarship providers, funders and NGOs, as well as current Commonwealth Scholars. The aim of the event was to share knowledge and experience of good practice in evaluating international scholarships and to identify the best methods for measuring impact. [...]
Posted in Evaluation, Evaluation, Events, News
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