Theme: Strengthening universities

ACU launches PEBL West Africa at CHOGM 2022

Published on 20 June 2022 The Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch blended learning programme in West Africa at CHOGM 2022

The ACU celebrates The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Published on 01 June 2022 The ACU sends congratulations and thanks to Her Majesty The Queen, for her unprecedented service to the UK and the Commonwealth, and for her ACU Patronage.

Reinventing Higher Education for a Sustainable Future | Report from the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022

Published on 26 May 2022 From 18-20 May ACU Chief Executive and Secretary General Dr Joanna Newman attended the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC22) in Barcelona, Spain alongside an ACU delegation.

A statement on Ukraine

Published on 09 March 2022 A statement from the ACU about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the university students and staff of Ukraine, as well as the entire population of the country.

International higher education partnerships are driving progress against the SDGs – the UK can play a vital role in this

Published on 09 February 2022

PEBL perspectives: The future of blended learning in Africa

Published on 28 January 2022 As PEBL’s east Africa chapter draws to a close, we reached out to leaders and invited them to share their experience of spearheading digital transformations in their respective universities.

Read the latest issue of The ACU Review: (Re)thinking nature

Published on 13 January 2022 In this issue - (Re)thinking nature - academics from across the Commonwealth ask: how can humankind rethink its relationship with nature?

ACU and British Council publish report evidencing how international higher education partnerships contribute to all 17 SDGs

Published on 12 January 2022 The ACU and the British Council have partnered to produce crucial new research investigating the role of international higher education partnerships in addressing the SDGs.

2021 in focus: the power of higher education

Published on 13 December 2021 Year and after year, universities prove their vital role to society. Here's a glimpse into some of the ways that members are building a better world through higher education.

A message from the Chair of ACU Council

Published on 01 December 2021 Professor Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canterbury and Chair of ACU Council reflects on 2021.

Reflections on COP26

Published on 29 November 2021 Richard Grubb was part of the ACU's small delegation to COP26, and he reflects on the challenges and opportunities of attending the conference during a pandemic.

Sport and the Commonwealth Games: a unifying force

Published on 24 November 2021 Discover our latest ACU Member blog from the University of Birmingham, an Official Partner of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Higher education: central to society’s response to climate change

Published on 12 November 2021 Higher Education and the SDGs network member Prof Tristan McCowan outlines the essential role of universities in tackling climate change.