‘It is essential that our future professionals and leaders have a say on education issues that affect them and generations to come’ – Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba Students from around the Commonwealth concluded their four-day Youth Forum in Mauritius today (Thursday) with the launch of the first pan-Commonwealth Student Association. The Association will enable student leaders from …

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The Commonwealth Student Association Steering Committee in partnership with the Youth Affairs Division (Commonwealth Secretariat) will oversee the further development of the Commonwealth Student Association and provide direction. Introducing the elected Commonwealth Student Association Steering Committee: From left to right: Danielle Grufferty – United Kingdom (Africa Region Representative) Thompson Kamuhuza Luzendi – Zambia (Africa Region …

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NZ students gain leading voice in Commonwealth Students’ Association New Zealand became one of nine countries represented on the Commonwealth Students’ Association steering committee, with the addition of Pete Hodkinson to the committee when it met in London this month. Pete Hodkinson, 2012-2013 President of the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA), joins Jamal …

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The CSA will engage and empower students in the Commonwealth to influence key education decisions and policies. The Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA) has launched its strategic plan to guide its work in representing the voice and concerns of students in the Commonwealth. The CSA Steering Committee – an elected team of nine student leaders from …

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School dormitories provide a comfort zone where students carry out most of their co-curricular activities. But Oluwafemi Ogunjobi, 20, a Correspondent from Gbongan, Nigeria, says underneath the sweet spirit of life away from home can lurk the hazards of squatting.  Squatting is common in Nigeria’s institutions of higher education, and on many campuses is fast …

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The Commonwealth Students Association (CSA) is inviting applications for seven key roles in its soon to be established Executive Offices. The CSA was launched in 2012 at the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers to facilitate global collaboration between students, and to empower them to effect meaningful and positive changes in education. Since its establishment, …

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Calling Commonwealth student leaders! The Commonwealth Students Association is recruiting for the following vacant positions in its current Steering Committee: 1. Africa & Europe Regional Representative 2. Asia Regional Representative ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA a. Must have attained the age of 18 years at nomination, and not attain the age of 29 years during term of office (2016-2018). …

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A fortnight ago, the Commonwealth Students Association (CSA) and the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Youth and Education Divisions took part in the Organization for Economic Development’s (OECD) Inaugural Higher Education Stakeholders Forum. The OECD, like the Commonwealth, was established to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Like the Commonwealth, …

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 In its inaugural publication, the Commonwealth Students Association(CSA) explores the challenges of evaluating student competence in Jamaica, learning outcomes in India, sexual assault in Africa’s universities and inclusivity in Education globally.It also takes a look at wage-related tensions between Nigeria’s university faculty and Federal Government, the Pacific Youth Leaders Workshop among other happenings. About us:The …

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