To mark the 65th anniversary of the CSC, and last year’s Commonwealth Year of Youth, the CSC’s London and South East Regional Network hosted an event exploring youth development and the Youth Development Index (YDI). Professor Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, a double...
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Time Limited Programme 2024 & 2025: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Job Creation
In the last three decades, participation in higher education has seen unprecedented growth around the globe. Whilst the number of skilled graduates has grown, huge population growth in parts of the Commonwealth has meant many of these young graduates can’t access...
Celebrating this year’s Commonwealth Scholars at Farewell 2024
On Tuesday 2 July 2024, we welcomed Commonwealth Scholars to the Farewell event at Alexandra Palace in London to celebrate their success and mark the end of their time in the UK. In partnership with the Chevening and Marshall Scholarship schemes, the Farewell event...
Development in Action webinar series: Corporate Sustainability: An organisational approach to build a sustainable world
On Friday 28 June, the CSC Alumni Team hosted a webinar on “Corporate Sustainability: An organisational approach to build a sustainable world”, delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus Souvik Ghosh. This webinar addressed the CSC development theme of Promoting innovation...
Understanding wealth creation in Kenya
On 20 June, the Commonwealth Scholarships Alumni Association of Kenya (CSAAK) launched their year-long series of talks and activities on wealth creation. The first talk of the series focused on understanding taxation and financial well-being. CSAAK President, Sarah...
Reconnecting Commonwealth Alumni in Trinidad and Tobago
On 1 June 2024, Commonwealth Alumni living and working in Trinidad and Tobago gathered in Port of Spain to reconnect and share memories of their time as scholars. The event marks the first alumni gathering post-COVID and provided an opportunity for alumni to meet in...
Promoting indigenous medicinal knowledge in Uganda
In March 2024, Commonwealth Alumnus Akusa Patrice Mawa delivered an activity to create awareness on preserving and promoting indigenous knowledge on traditional medicine in Entebbe, Uganda.
Exploring the socio-economic impact of climate change in Small Island Developing States
On 29 March 2024, UKCAC-Mauritius chapter delivered a one-day conference to foster an open exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experiences around the socio-economic impacts of climate change on SIDS in the Indian Ocean.
Alumni Community Engagement Fund – Applications now open!
ACEF is an annual fund which seeks to support Commonwealth Alumni in raising awareness of key development issues at the community level through the organisation of an engagement activity.
Latest insights from the CSC’s Alumni Advisory Panel
In March, members of the Alumni Advisory Panel 2023-2025 were invited to consult on the CSC’s pre-arrival and on-boarding communications and processes for new scholars. Supporting scholars through the pre-arrival period Following scholarship selections, the CSC...