The Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association Nigeria (COSFAN) COSFAN held an end of year workshop and investiture of patrons event on 3 December 2019 at the British Council Hall, Lagos. The end of year workshop, titled ‘Disability Law in the Hands of All’,...
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World Mental Health Day: raising mental health awareness in Uganda
CSC Alumni Uganda This article is to revisit a panel discussion held on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2019 in Kampala. Mental health is the level of psychological wellbeing which includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we...
Financial literacy and cyber security in Tanzania
This article is to revisit a workshop led by Commonwealth Alumni on the taxation system , financial literacy, and cyber security in Tanzania, held on 2 November 2019 in Dar es Salaam. The event was split into three sessions: The taxation system in Tanzania, delivered...
Improving maternal child health
CSC Alumni Uganda This article is to revisit a training workshop organised by the Sanyu Africa Midwives Commonwealth Association (SAMCA) on maternal neonatal child health on 17 and 18 September 2019 in Eastern Uganda. SAMCA brings together alumni in Uganda who...
Building a new alumni association in Rwanda
CSC Alumni Rwanda Meeting Organised by Gatera Fiston Kitema (2018 Shared Scholar, MSc Public Health for Eye Care, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), the event brought together alumni in Rwanda to discuss the work achieved so far in establishing an alumni...
Queen Mary University Annual International Scholars’ Reception
Written by Saima Lone, Programme Officer at the CSC who attended the event supporting our Commonwealth Scholars. Commonwealth Scholars were invited to attend the Annual International Scholars’ reception event hosted by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) on 5...
Review of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Doctoral Scholarship Programme 1960-2015
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has offered Scholarships for PhD study from the outset and they remain a core element of the Commission’s portfolio. From 1960 to 2015, the period under consideration for this review, over 7,500 individuals from 60 countries...
Building Bridges: The Commonwealth Split-Site Doctoral Scholarship Programme 1998-2018
The CSC is pleased to release the findings from its Split-site programme review, Building Bridges: The Commonwealth Split-Site Doctoral Scholarship Programme 1998-2018. This report would be of interest to anybody involved in or interested in higher education and...
University of Durham 60th Anniversary Event
Commonwealth Scholars studying across the UK North East, North West and Scottish regions were invited to attend a Commonwealth anniversary event, which was hosted by Durham University Business School on 4 December 2019. The theme of the event was ‘Sustainability’ and...
10th Donor Harmonization Group Forum 2019
Annabel Boud, the Programme Manager (Policy) for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC), attended last week’s 10th Donor Harmonization Group Forum, and wrote about her experience for the ACU website: On the 21 and 22 November 2019, the Association of...
