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Alumni events in Botswana, Kenya and Mauritius

Alumni have attended a range of events in the last few weeks. On 24 February alumni and distance learning scholars met for the CSC Kenya AGM in Nairobi. Plans for the development of a chapter constitution and future events were discussed. Professor Tim Unwin, Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission met with alumni during a [...]

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The opening session of the 2011 Welcome Programme

Welcome Programme 2011

The CSC’s annual Welcome Programme for new Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows was held on 20-21 November 2011, at the University of Edinburgh. The programme ranged from briefings on the work of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and how Scholars and Fellows can get involved in the CSC Community, to a Question Time-style session on reshaping the [...]

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Professor Tim Unwin with alumni in Port of Spain

Alumni events in Australia and Trinidad

Four events have taken place for alumni in three cities in Australia and in Port of Spain, Trinidad recently. Dr John Kirkland, Executive Secretary of the CSC and Deputy Secretary General of the ACU, combined a conference in Australia with alumni events in Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney from 13-15 September. Future events are also planned [...]

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David Amess MP (second from right) talks to three Commonwealth Scholars

CEC Parliamentary event 2011

An event for Commonwealth Scholars, organised by the Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC) with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was held on 21 June 2011 in the CPA Room, Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, London. The event provided Commonwealth Scholars with the opportunity to meet Parliamentarians from both the House of Lords and [...]

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Commonwealth, Human Rights and Democracy conference

Commonwealth, Human Rights and Democracy

The ‘Commonwealth, Human Rights and Democracy’ conference was held on 11-13 March 2011 at Cumberland Lodge. Photos from the conference are up on Flickr Conference presentations Balancing democracies (opening keynote speech) – Professor Tim Unwin (Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D and Professor of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London) Professor [...]

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CSC alumni and Scholars launch chapter in kenya

More than 50 alumni and current Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholars attended the inaugural meeting of the Kenyan alumni chapter in Nairobi on 21 February 2011. Other guests included Dr John Kirkland, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, and representatives from the British Council and the Kenya Branch of the Royal Commonwealth Society. A committee [...]

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