Publication and Resources
Mauritius to offer new Commonwealth Scholarships
The newly-established Open University of Mauritius plans to offer 54 Commonwealth Scholarships – one for every Commonwealth country – from next year, it was announced yesterday. The ambitious plan was revealed by Dr Hon Rajesh Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education,...
Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) and the Taylor & Francis Group, a leading publisher of Commonwealth Studies under the Routledge imprint, are delighted to announce a new prize to be awarded for the most outstanding article...
Commonwealth Scholarship link with the 2012 Olympics – October 2012
Padmraj Patil (2011 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from India, MSc Water and Waste Water Engineering, Cranfield University) participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games as a performer in the opening ceremony and as a marshal for the athletes. He recalls ‘It was indeed a...
Current Australian Commonwealth Scholars in Oxford
Boston Consulting Group (Australia) will be in Oxford on 30 November 2012 and would like to meet interested candidates. Please get in touch with BCG direct to find out more and to arrange a meeting.
Commonwealth Scholar at the Olympics
Padmraj Patil (2011 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from India, MSc Water and Waste Water Engineering, Cranfield University) is participating in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. He spoke to us about his excitement at being involved in the Games and...
Professional Fellow helps rehabilitate other former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
Prince Tommy Williams is a 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Sierra Leone. His Fellowship is hosted by LifeLine Network International, a group of grassroots community organisations and NGOs based in 16 countries around the world. Prince is the IT Manager at...
Minister thanks retiring Commissioners for contribution to development
The Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development, acknowledged the contribution of Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners at an event held last week. The Minister thanked three retiring Commissioners, and emphasised the importance of the...
New member of alumni team – October 2012
Sainabou Taal has joined the alumni team as Project Assistant, co-ordinating alumni tracing work, updating alumni records and Professional Networks administration. Sainabou has previously worked in the Gambia for two years as an Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation...
Project improves food security and provides employment opportunities – October 2012
Dr Bernard Chove (1997 Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Food Engineering, University of Reading), Associate Professor at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, is working on a Danish government funded project to facilitate food security and entrepreneurship in the...
Professional Networks update – October 2012
Many of our Scholars, Fellows and alumni are members of our CSC Professional Networks. Whilst three of these networks are sent out as e-newsletters (Education, Public Health and Gender) the other five groups are now interactive groups on LinkedIn: Agriculture and...