Governance

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is governed by its member institutions through an elected Council. As the ACU is a UK-registered charity, Council members also act as its Trustees.

The ACU Council comprises up to 23 members: 20 elected Council members, up to two co-opted Council members and, if the Honorary Treasurer is co-opted rather than elected, the Honorary Treasurer.

ACU Council

Chair: Professor Amit Chakma – Western University, Canada
Vice-Chair: Professor Cheryl de la Rey, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Honorary Treasurer: Professor Idris Rai*** – State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania

• Engr Ahmed Farooq Bazai* – Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Pakistan
• Professor Paul Boyle** – University of Leicester, UK
• Professor Stuart Corbridge* – Durham University, UK
• Professor Wim de Villiers – Stellenbosch University, South Africa
• Professor Nigel Healey – Fiji National University
• Professor Dhanjay Jhurry – University of Mauritius
• Professor Mehraj-Ud Din Mir – Central University of Kashmir, India
• Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka – University of Ibadan, Nigeria
• Professor Nirmala Rao – Asian University for Women, Bangladesh
• Professor Colin Riordan – Cardiff University, UK
• Professor Deep Saini*– University of Canberra, Australia
• Professor Gemini Senanayake – University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
• Professor Ranbir Singh** – National Law University, Delhi, India
• Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye – The University for Development Studies, Ghana
• Professor Jan Thomas***, Massey University, New Zealand

* Continuing member in first term of office
** Re-elected to serve a second term of office
*** Co-opted

ACU Senior Management Team

• Dr Joanna Newman, Chief Executive and Secretary General
• Dr John Kirkland, Deputy Secretary General
• The Revd Keith Stephenson, Director of Finance and Resources
• Dr Jonathan Jenkins, Director of Scholarships
• Ben Prasadam-Halls, Director of Programmes