Publication and Resources
Building the foundations for sustainable development impact: Scholars attend the first residential workshop of 2022
In April, the CSC held the first residential workshop of 2022 for Commonwealth Master’s and Shared Scholars. The Maximising your Impact: training for development workshop took place between Friday 1 April and Sunday 3 April 2022 at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great...
2022 Professional Fellows Welcome Event
On 28 March, the CSC was delighted to welcome all 29 Professional Fellows from the 2022 cohort to Birmingham University for two days of networking, cross-organisation engagement and learning focused on the theme for this year’s programme: Girls’ Education. This was...
Commonwealth Scholars join the celebrations at Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Day
On Monday 14 March, Commonwealth Scholars and members of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission attended a commemorative service at Westminster Abbey to mark Commonwealth Day. This annual celebration event observed by people across the Commonwealth is an opportunity to...
Knowledge Hub webinar series: The prospects of bicycle hire as alternative transport
On Tuesday 29 March, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the latest webinar in the Knowledge Hub series. Commonwealth Alumnus Dr M Shafiq-ur Rahman presented on the topic, ‘Public Bike-Sharing Schemes (PBSS): Prospects in Bangladesh’. The webinar addressed the CSC theme,...
Looking ahead to the CSC residential workshops for Commonwealth Scholars
We are pleased to announce the return of the CSC residential workshops for Commonwealth Scholars which will be held at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park in April and May 2022. Maximising your Impact: training for development The residential workshops on Maximising...
Delivering a Common Future: Alumni in Cameroon mark Commonwealth Day
On Friday 11 March, the Cameroon Alumni of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (CACSAF) held a one-day hybrid conference to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday 14 March. The theme of the conference was ‘Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating and Transforming...
The CSC Connect and Collaborate Event for Commonwealth Scholars
On Friday 25 February the CSC hosted the Connect and Collaborate Event for Commonwealth Scholars studying in the UK at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. The Connect and Collaborate Event, which this year was held in place of the annual in-person Welcome Event,...
Latest insights from the CSC’s Alumni Advisory Panel
In January and February, members of the Alumni Advisory Panel 2021-2023 were invited to review the CSC’s Pre-Departure Briefing sessions (PDB) and materials, as part of an ongoing review of this activity led by the CSC’s Programme and Policy teams. Preparing Scholars...
Chevening, CSC and Marshall Alumni collaborate to combat climate change with launch of new policy report
A new policy report brings together 36 innovative environmental ideas designed over the course of 24 hours by Chevening, CSC and Marshall Alumni from over 50 countries around the world. A policy “hackathon” coinciding with COP26 in late 2021 brought together 150...
CSC’s Alumni Advisory Panel virtual meet-up
On Tuesday 22 February, 26 members of the CSC’s Alumni Advisory Panel 2021-2023 joined a virtual meet-up. The objectives of the meet-up were to provide an opportunity for panel members to network, discuss completed panel activities, and work together to identify and...
