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,...
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Professional Fellowships – Information Meeting
An information event for current and prospective Professional Fellowship hosts was held on 10 February 2011. The event gave organisations new to the scheme a chance to find out more about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships, both from CSC staff and those who have...
Commonwealth Scholar tops MSc class
Shahidul Islam (Commonwealth Scholar, MSc Accounting and Finance, Manchester Business School, 2009-2010) has been awarded a prize for the best performance on his MSc programme. He has now returned to Bangladesh and his post as Lecturer in the Department of Accounting...
Using education to improve communities in Uganda
Hamis Mugendawala (Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, MA International Education and Development, Institute of Education, University of London, 2007-2010) discusses his work to develop new educational institutions to help his local community in Uganda. I will...
Commonwealth Scholar to speak at Leaders’ Quest dinner
Mary Kachale (2010 Commonwealth Scholar, MPhil Law, University College London) has been invited to speak at a dinner being hosted by Leaders' Quest on 12 January 2011. Mary was recommended to Leaders' Quest, a leadership networking and training organisation, by the...
New Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners appointed
Two new Commissioners have been appointed to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission by the Secretary of State for International Development. Professor Graham Furniss, Pro-Director (Research and Enterprise) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and Professor...
Alumnus acts as discussant at Gladywn Lecture
Professor Michael Omolewa (Commonwealth Fellow, King's College London, 1975-1976) acted as the lead discussant at the 2010 Gladwyn Lecture, held on 8 December 2010 at the Palace of Westminster, London. The lecture itself was given by Dr Nosa Aladeselu, Executive...
Commonwealth Professional Fellow speaks at World AIDS Day Vigil
Remmy Mukonka (2010 Commonwealth Professional Fellow, George House Trust) made a speech at a World AIDS Day Vigil held in Manchester on 1 December 2010. Remmy spoke about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Zambia (his home country) and in Africa at large, and gave a ‘call to...
Commonwealth Scholar wins Best Research Award
Emmanuel Dugan (2008 Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Soil Science, University of Reading) is part of a team that has won a national Best Research Award 2010 at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana. The research team has been investigating how...
Commonwealth Scholars attend award ceremony
On 24 November 2010, a group of Commonwealth Scholars attended the Royal Society Pfizer Award ceremony in London. The award is designed to reward scientists based in Africa at the outset of their career, and was won by Kenyan scientist Dr Collins Ouma (pictured here...
