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	Conference of Executive Heads 2006 :: Association of Commonwealth Universities
		Universities, like other state institutions, are mandated to serve the common good and to achieve that they are required to be agents of social change, an international gathering of academic leaders was told today.
		Delivering a keynote address to the Association of Commonwealth Universities Conference of Executive Deans being held at the University of Adelaide, Dr Lynn Arnold said it was important but not sufficient for universities to produce enough graduates in appropriate disciplines for a country’s development needs and provide a foundation for research and scholarship.
		University leaders must work together to ensure universities continue to be the drivers of social, cultural and economic development for the benefit of the whole Commonwealth.
	www.adelaide.edu.au /acu2006/news/media (657 words)

	Reporter Special 12/11/97: The Association of Commonwealth Universities
		The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan was created to enable Commonwealth students of high intellectual promise to pursue studies in Commonwealth countries other than their own so that on their return home they could make a distinctive contribution to life there, and to mutual understanding within the Commonwealth.
		They are intended for study leading to a postgraduate qualification of a university in the awarding country, but may occasionally be held for research for a British degree supervised at a university in the awarding country.
		The Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, produced by the Association of Commonwealth Universities and available for consultation at British universities and many large libraries will help candidates to discover whether and where study facilities are likely to be available in their subject.
	www.admin.cam.ac.uk /reporter/1997-8/special/07/72.html (874 words)

	Association of Commonwealth Universities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1912, the University of London took the iniative to assemble 53 representatives of universities in London to hold a Congress of Universities of the Empire.
		In 1948 the name was changed to Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth and in 1963 it changed to its current name.
		In 1986, Queen Elizabeth II became patron of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Association_of_Commonwealth_Universities (233 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - The Commonwealth
		The Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace.
		The Commonwealth’s 1.8 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world’s population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions.
		In 1995 Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted an action programme to fulfill more effectively their commitment to the Harare principles, the programme took the name of the place where leaders met.
	commonwealth.live.poptech.coop /TheCommonwealth (464 words)

	ACU index page alt
		Academic staff are the lifeblood of universities and a new ACU report by Jay Kubler and Christopher De Luca examines trends in the recruitment and retention of such staff.
		The Conference of Executive Heads was held under the auspices of the ACU, the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee, and hosted by the University of Adelaide on 9 – 12 April 2006.
		At the THES Awards dinner on 15 November 2006, the University of Wollongong was accorded the accolade of THES Commonwealth University of the Year.
	www.acu.ac.uk (273 words)

	INHEA: AIDS/HIV
		Universities and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa – A Case Study of the University of Ghana.
		Association of Commonwealth Universities, The Social, Demographic and Development Impact of HIV/AIDS: Commonwealth Universities Respond, Report on the proceedings of a symposium hosted by the ACU and the University of Natal, 8-9 November 1999, Durban, South Africa.
		Kelly, Michael J. Framework for the Response of a University to HIV/AIDS: The Mandate of a University.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/pubs_theme/AIDS.htm (1697 words)

	Article on Women in Commonwealth Universities agree to push for senior positions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Universities in all Commonwealth countries including Uganda continue to be dominated by men despite the efforts by gender activists to push for gender equality and equity.
		Female staff numbers in commonwealth Universities, the London based ACU survey reveals that women were still severely under-represented at all upper levels of the academic and administrative hierarchies of Commonwealth universities.
		The ACU survey indicates that in 2000, only 9.0% of Vice Chancellors and presidents were women in commonwealth Universities.
	www.makerere.ac.ug /msgender/article11.htm (1106 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - Harare Commonwealth Declaration, 1991
		1.The Heads of Government of the countries of the Commonwealth, meeting in Harare, reaffirm their confidence in the Commonwealth as a voluntary association of sovereign independent states, each responsible for its own policies, consulting and co-operating in the interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace.
		It is uniquely placed to serve as a model and as a catalyst for new forms of friendship and co-operation to all in the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations.
		This would include strengthening the capacity of the Commonwealth to respond to requests from members for assistance in entrenching the practices of democracy, accountable administration and the rule of law.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=34457 (1297 words)

	Commonwealth Universities Yearbook 2005 (1403969612) ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES - Palgrave Macmillan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Commonwealth Universities Yearbook 2005 (1403969612) ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES - Palgrave Macmillan
		As all the editions that preceded this one, there's a list of all the universities under the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the major contact details for all universities in Commonwealth / ex-Commonwealth countries, and full departmental contact details for those who are ACU's members.
		The universities are listed under sections, one for each country.
	www.palgrave-usa.com /catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1403969612 (906 words)

	Support for International Science Technology and Engineering Research
		For Commonwealth citizens and British protected persons who have completed a first degree or master’s degree, and who are permanently resident in Commonwealth countries other than UK.
		For Commonwealth studies researchers of high academic quality or promise who are citizens of a Commonwealth country.
		These awards aim to enable the universities of the Commonwealth to develop the human resources of their institutions and countries through the interchange of people, knowledge, skills and technologies.
	www.britishcouncil.org /sister/universal/acu.htm (444 words)

	Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships - Programmes available - British Council – India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The India programme is managed jointly by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU, UK); Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India and the British Council.
		Do not write to the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) in London, as they cannot allocate individual scholarships.
		If you are already in the UK, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) can help you with general information concerning the scheme, but it cannot issue application forms to international students.
	www.britishcouncil.org /india-scholarships-commonwealth.htm (226 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - Commonwealth Day
		The theme for Commonwealth Day 2006 which was celebrated on Monday 13 March was "Health and Vitality: The Commonwealth Challenge".
		Commonwealth countries are working together to ensure all people can enjoy good health.
		The aim of commemorating Commonwealth Day is to promote understanding on global issues, international co-operation and the work of the Commonwealth to improve the lives of its 1.8 billion citizens.
	commonwealth.live.poptech.coop /commonwealthday (607 words)

	Inaugural lecture at the association of Commonwealth Universities/Mandela-Rhodes Foundation and the African Leadership ...
		In keeping with this, the three African lecturers and researchers at the University of Nairobi 'questioned the underlying assumption that the English tradition and the emergence of the modern west were the central root of Kenya's consciousness and cultural heritage.
		Undoubtedly, it is the historic responsibility of the African University to harness this genius.
		The programmes pioneered over the past twenty years by the ACU to enhance the participation and profile of women in the governance of universities will need to be intensified in the new global partnership, to enable African women to take their rightful place in our universities.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/mbeki/2004/tm1104.html (3706 words)

	Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) : Research and Regional Development Division : University of Sussex
		ACU Development Fellowships enable Commonwealth Universities to develop the human resources of their institutions and countries through the interchange of people, knowledge, skills and technologies.
		British Academy / ACU Grants for International Collaboration funds are available to support international collaboration between Commonwealth countries in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
		Commonwealth Fellowships enable academic staff in the developing Commonwealth to receive training and experience in Britain so as to increase their usefulness as teachers in their own universities.
	www.sussex.ac.uk /rrdd/1-2-8-40.html (276 words)

	Database places retired academics overseas: News from Association Of Commonwealth Universities
		The Retired Academics Database (RAD), which was launched by the Association of Commonwealth Universities less than two years ago, has begun helping universities in the developing world tackle their staff recruitment difficulties.
		RAD is a database of retired academics and administrators from around the world that these universities can use to fill vacancies on a short-term basis.
		Universities in countries including Botswana, Swaziland and the West Indies have already used RAD for recruitment.
	www.engineeringtalk.com /news/aof/aof100.html (441 words)

	CSFP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		These are open to key professionals from developing countries to spend a short period of time in the UK for the purposes of career updating and skills enhancement.
		Mobility and the exchange of ideas and knowledge remain at the heart of the ideals of the Commonwealth.This scheme was designed also to embody the ideal of reciprocity and sharing,with each country contributing according to its means.
		In short, the rationale for the CSFP is in harmony with the objectives of the Commonwealth itself.
	www.csfp-online.org (267 words)

	ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
		In creating a technology strategy within a university it is important to think of technology as approaches, rules and processes and, crucially, to understand that the strategy will be introduced within a social system made up of sceptical students and faculty.
		The Open University, for example, ranks 10th out of the 100+ UK universities on national assessments of teaching quality and yet operates at a cost per full-time equivalent student that is around half that of the average of the rest of the system.
		First, the Commonwealth Task Force on Student Mobility realised, in the mid-1980s, that resource constraints and government policy would not allow the physical movement of students between countries to keep pace with growing populations and demand.
	www.open.ac.uk /johndanielspeeches/acunew00.html (1452 words)

	Amazon.com: Commonwealth Universities Yearbook 2001 (2 Volumes): Books: Association of Commonwealth Universities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Commonwealth Universities Yearbook is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide available to higher education in the British Commonwealth.
		Compiled by ACU and verified by the universities themselves, the 2001 edition has more than 2,500 pages of fully updated facts about these institutions: their academic structure, senior staff, degree programs and research activities.
		University profiles offer wide ranging information on general facilities, student numbers, admissions procedure, first and higher degrees, tuition fees (home and international rates) and academic awards.
	www.amazon.com /Commonwealth-Universities-Yearbook-2001-Volumes/dp/0312294719 (898 words)

	Association of African Universities -
		The programme is designed to help higher education act as a catalyst for poverty reduction and underpin the achievement of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals.
		The funding will enable the Association of African Universities (AAU), based in Ghana, to further enhance regional partnerships in line with recommendations highlighted by the Commission for Africa.
		Association of African Universities, P. Box AN5744, Accra-North, Ghana.
	www.aau.org /announce/detail.htm?ai=35 (537 words)

	Virtual Universities
		Michael Gibbons is the Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, a group that includes nearly all universities in Britain and its former colonies.
		Whatever future universities look like, Gibbons says students of all ages are likely to find far more options, in terms of both venues and curriculum.
		The British Open University is one of the most successful distance independent institutions in the world.
	www.iota.org /Fall98/virtualu.html (1150 words)

	Reading list
		Commonwealth Universities Yearbook (Association of Commonwealth Universities, London) This standard reference work covers what they refer to as all schools "in good standing" in 36 countries or areas.
		A well-respected head of assessment for a major university told us that this is the book he asks his students to use to create their portfolios.
		In Australia, the journal is Distance Education, published at the University of Southern Queensland, Distance Education Centre, Toowoomba Queensland 4350, Australia.
	www.degree.net /biblography.html (2743 words)

	Commonwealth Scholarship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, established in 1959, was designed by Commonwealth governments to enable students of high intellectual promise to pursue studies in Commonwealth countries other than their own, so that on their return they could make a distinctive contribution in their own countries while fostering mutual understanding within the Commonwealth.
		It is co-ordinated by the Association of Commonwealth Universities but scholars are screened or selected by representatives in their home countries.
		Since its inception, the Plan has grown to be one of the most prestigious schemes for international study and professional development in the world, with many alumni going on to reach the very highest levels of their professions and governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_Scholarship (229 words)

	African Universities and HIV/AIDS
		In 1999 The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) organized jointly with the University of Natal a symposium entitled “The Social Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS: Commonwealth Universities response”.
		In 2000, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) the University and the Association of African Universities initiated an annual institute for African Vice Chancellors.
		Other universities which have not yet developed HIV/AIDS Policies were invited by the Working Group on Higher Education (WGHE) of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) were invited in 2002 to bid for some modest funding to assist them develop their HIV/AIDS policies.
	www.ncsu.edu /ncsu/aern/hivaidspan.html (4023 words)

	UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Commission Secretariat is provided by The Association of Commonwealth Universities, based in London.
		Commonwealth Academic Fellowships: Support the cost of up to six months work in the United Kingdom, for staff of universities in certain developing Commonwealth countries.
		Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme: The scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UK universities, to jointly support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries, wishing to undertake Masters courses, who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.
	www.csfp-online.org /hostcountries/gb.html (579 words)

	Summary 1 \| Student Study Abroad Australia
		Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, Association of Commonwealth universities, London
		Make a list of the titles and functions of university which it would be useful for new students to know.
		If it is possible to obtain a University or Faculty handbook for an overseas university or college, study it and try to work out a degree course structure for yourself.
	www.study-abroad-students.com /summary1.htm (274 words)

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