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Association of Commonwealth Universities



Founded 1913
Secretary General Dr John Rowett
Location London, England
Membership 480
Website www.acu.ac.uk

The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries.

"We serve our member institutions by advancing international co-operation and understanding in higher education, and by providing a broad range of services and facilities."

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History

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. They decided they needed a "bureau of information." Its affairs would be handled by a committee representing universities at home and abroad. In 1913 the office opened as the Universities Bureau of the British Empire. They incorporated under license of the Board of Trade in 1919 and received a grant of £5000 to operate an office premises, with the understanding that the universities of the Empie would fund its maintenance. 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.

Contact

Association of Commonwealth Universities
36 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PF
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7380 6700
Fax: +44 (0)20 7387 2655
Email: [email protected]

Members

Australia

Bangladesh

Barbados

Botswana

Brunei Darussalam

  • University of Brunei Darussalam

Cameroon

  • University of Buea
  • University of Dschang
  • University of Ngaoundéré
  • University of Yaounde I
  • University of Yaounde II

Canada

Cyprus

  • University of Cyprus

Fiji

Ghana

  • University of Cape Coast
  • University for Development Studies
  • University of Education, Winneba
  • University of Ghana
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Guyana

  • University of Guyana

Hong Kong

Jamaica

Kenya

  • Catholic University of Eastern Africa
  • University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
  • Egerton University
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Maseno University
  • Moi University
  • University of Nairobi

Lesotho

Malawi

  • University of Malawi
  • Mzuzu University

Malta

  • University of Malta

New Zealand

Singapore

South Africa

United Kingdom

Zambia

  • Copperbelt University

Zimbabwe

  • Select University
  • Africa University
  • Bindura University of Science Education
  • Midlands State University
  • National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
  • University of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe Open University

External link

Association of Commonwealth Universities

Last updated: 08-18-2005 09:27:33