The CSC Alumni Team are pleased to announce the 2023 CSC Alumni Community Engagement Fund (ACEF) organisers. Over the next 8 months, they will plan and deliver community-focused engagement activities to raise awareness across one of three chosen themes. Keep reading...
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Scholars explore the stats behind the SDGs in a regional network webinar event
Last month, Commonwealth Scholar and Regional Network Coordinator, Ruben Muhayiteto organised a webinar on ‘Regional perspectives of SDGs progress and surrounding issues: Africa, Asia and the Pacific’ for Scholars in the North East region. The webinar presented a...
Scholars attend the annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster
Last month, we welcomed 35 Commonwealth Scholars to the Palace of Westminster for the CSC’s annual Parliamentary Reception in collaboration with the Council for Education in the Commonwealth’s Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) Support Group and the...
Development in Action webinar series: The pedagogy of water: Designing education to support a better understanding of climate induced water crises in India
On Wednesday 14 June, the CSC Alumni Team were joined by Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava for the Development in Action webinar series. Dr Bhargava shared a presentation on ‘The pedagogy of water: designing education to support a better understanding of...
PhD Scholars discuss research impact on a sunny weekend at Cumberland Lodge
The CSC was delighted to welcome a select group of Commonwealth PhD and Split-Site Scholars to its residential workshop on Maximising Your Impact: Training for Development at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor from the 2-4 June 2023. This was the second residential workshop...
Development in Action webinar series: High-risk feminism in Colombia: women’s mobilisation in violent contexts and lessons learnt
On Wednesday 24 May, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the Development in Action webinar on ‘High-risk feminism in Colombia: women’s mobilisation in violent contexts and lessons learnt’. The webinar was delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus, Dr Julia Zulver. This webinar...
Addressing Commonwealth leaders on higher education and youth engagement
On 11 and 12 May 2023, Commonwealth Scholar Olamide Eso attended the Commonwealth Education Ministers Action Group (CEMAG) and Commonwealth Accelerated Development Mechanism for Education (CADME) meetings hosted at the Commonwealth Secretariat headquarters in London...
Development in Action webinar series: Democratising healthcare in Pakistan through telemedicine
On Wednesday 11 April, the CSC Alumni Team were joined by Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Iffat Zafar Aga for the Development in Action webinar series. Dr Aga shared a presentation on ‘Democratising healthcare in Pakistan through telemedicine’ about the role of technology in...
Development in Action webinar series: FinTech: its uses and impact on sustainable development in Asia Pacific
On Thursday 16 March, the CSC Alumni Team were joined by Commonwealth Alumnus Jewel Kumar Roy for the Development in Action webinar series. Jewel shared a presentation on ‘FinTech: its uses and impact on sustainable development in Asia Pacific’.
Celebrating shared values of sustainability and peace on Commonwealth Day 2023
On Monday 13 March, Commonwealth Scholars and members of the CSC attended a special observance service at Westminster Abbey in London to mark Commonwealth Day. Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people across the Commonwealth. The theme for...