The following may be of interest to your colleagues or students. Commonwealth Summer School The first ever Commonwealth Summer School is being held at the University of Buea, Cameroon, from 26-30 July. The School is open to final year undergraduates and postgraduates...
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Awards of interest to CSC alumni – May 2011
Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Ibadan The new CSFP Endowment Fund, supported by a kind donation from the Britain-Nigeria Education Trust, is funding a three month Fellowship tenable at the University of Ibadan. The Fellowship covers stipend, travel...
Using education to improve communities in Uganda
Hamis Mugendawala (Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, MA International Education and Development, Institute of Education, University of London, 2007-2010) discusses his work to develop new educational institutions to help his local community in Uganda. I will...
Alumnus acts as discussant at Gladywn Lecture
Professor Michael Omolewa (Commonwealth Fellow, King's College London, 1975-1976) acted as the lead discussant at the 2010 Gladwyn Lecture, held on 8 December 2010 at the Palace of Westminster, London. The lecture itself was given by Dr Nosa Aladeselu, Executive...
Forthcoming event: Gladwyn Lecture, December 2010, London, UK
Alumni who will be in the London area in December 2010 may wish to attend the Gladwyn Lecture, entitled ‘Peace, Progress and Change – Nigeria’s Education 1960 – 2010’, on 8 December. The lecture will be delivered by Dr Nosa Aladeselu, Executive Director of the African...
Academic journal founded by Scholar
After completing a PhD in Management Studies and Systems Thinking at the University of Lincoln in 1999, Professor Debiprasad Dash co-founded the Journal of Research Practice (JRP) in 2005, collaborating with researchers and scholars around the world, including at his...
Commonwealth Scholars attend small states conference
Delegates from member states in the Commonwealth, including Commonwealth Scholars, were among a large international audience at a recent conference on ‘Educational Policies and Priorities in Commonwealth Small States’, held at the University of Bristol on 25 October...
Former Academic Fellow speaks at UNESCO meeting in Scotland
Professor Michael Omolewa (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, History of Education, King’s College London, 1975) recently gave a presentation at a seminar organised by the Scottish Committee of the UK National Commission for UNESCO, in Glasgow on 10 September. The seminar...
Alumni publish books on agriculture in Asia, counselling
Dr C Devendra (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD and DSc in Animal Nutrition, University of Nottingham, 1966-1969), has recently published his seventeenth book, Small Farms in Asia: Revitalising Agricultural Production, Food Security and Rural Poverty. Small farms make a...
Professional Fellowship leads to collaboration between Indian and UK libraries
Dr Shamprasad Pujar, Deputy Librarian at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in India, held a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, in 2008. 'I have had a unique opportunity to...
