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Read the latest news about the CSC community and find out more about our current Scholars and Fellows, Alumni and partners.
A virtual site visit meeting with this year’s Commonwealth Professional Fellows
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s 2020/21 Professional Fellowship Programme drew applications from mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries to spend between six weeks and three months at a UK Host organisation working in...
Commonwealth Scholars speak out on the future of international tertiary education
From 15-17 June 2021, the British Council hosted the virtual conference Going Global 2021, which this year was focused on the theme ‘Reimagining international tertiary education for a post-pandemic world’. Going Global is a conference on international education that...
The CSC hosts a climate change and sustainable development workshop in the lead up to COP26
On Friday 28 May, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and Chevening co-hosted a workshop focusing on climate change, sustainable development, and climate mitigation delivered by climate and international development specialist and Managing Director of AccessEd,...
The CSC Alumni Community Engagement Fund 2020-2021
The CSC’s Alumni Community Engagement Fund (ACEF) supports Commonwealth Alumni in raising awareness of key development issues at the community level through an event or engagement activity. Each year, the CSC selects the focus themes and invite alumni to draw on their...
In conversation with Dr Awino Okech on gender and sexual rights
On Tuesday 18 May, we were pleased to welcome Dr Awino Okech, Reader in Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London, to discuss her research on gender and sexual rights with Commonwealth Scholars and staff from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). The...
Knowledge Hub webinar series: strengthening tax governance in Nigeria
The CSC’s Knowledge Hub webinar series aims to highlight the work and research of Commonwealth Alumni across different areas of development impact. On Friday 23 April 2021, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the latest webinar in the series featuring Commonwealth Alumnus...
Tackling inequality through inclusive economic policies in Pakistan
Understanding the causes of inequality is vital to providing policy solutions that can tackle them. Earlier this year, we spoke to Osama Rizvi, 2020 Shared Scholar from Pakistan studying MSc Global Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, about his...
The CSC marks 20 years of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships
The CSC is proud to have supported over 3,000 exceptional scholars to undertake Commonwealth Scholarships by Distance Learning over the last two decades. Since the first awards were offered in 2002, Scholars from 41 countries across the Commonwealth have benefitted,...
Call for CSC Alumni climate webinar speakers
The UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26) will take place in Glasgow, UK, from 1-12 November 2021, and will bring together over 30,000 delegates, including heads of state, climate experts, and campaigners, to agree coordinated action to tackle climate change. As...
The CSC is launching the CSC Research Impact Awards to celebrate the research of Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni
In May 2021, the CSC will launch the Research Impact Awards (RIA), designed to celebrate the research and publication endeavours of Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni at the early and mid-career researcher stages. Open to current doctoral Commonwealth Scholars and...