12 April 2019, Burnaby, BC, Canada – More than 500 policy makers, practitioners and thought leaders from across the Commonwealth and beyond are expected at the ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF9).
Organised by the Commonwealth of ...
Venkataraman Balaji appointed next COL Vice President
22 November 2018
The Commonwealth of Learning announces the appointment of Dr Venkataraman Balaji as the next Vice President of COL. He will take up the appointment on 1 January 2019.
Dr Balaji has a vast range of experience in development from his work in ...
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and The Open University (OU), United Kingdom will co-host COL’s ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF9) at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland during 9 to 12 September 2019. This timing marks both the end of the OU’s ...
The Government of Australia announced additional financial support towards the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Reaching the Unreached (RtU) project, aimed at providing education and training to 40,000 women and girls in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan ...
COL deploys Aptus in cyclone-hit Tonga
9 April 2018
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) deployed 25 Aptus devices and 250 high-quality tablet computers in Tonga on 10 April 2018, following Cyclone Gita, which hit the country in February. The storm destroyed power grids and schools, causing a ...
2018 Nadi Declaration: Ministers recognise COL's work over 30 years
25 February 2018
The Nadi Declaration was adopted on 23 February 2018 at the final session of the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (20CCEM), held in Nadi, Fiji. The Declaration outlined the priorities and agenda for education across the ...
Nine Pacific countries to be represented at Commonwealth of Learning workshop on open educational resources in Fiji
22 June 2017
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) will welcome participants from nine Pacific countries to a regional workshop on open educational resources (OER) course design for technical and vocational education and training (TVET), from 26 to 29 June 2017 in ...
The Board of Governors of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) held their annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, on 16 June 2017.
Dr Linda Sissons, CNZM was re-appointed Chair for a second three-year term. Dr Sissons is Chief Executive of Primary ITO ...
COL welcomes four new Board members
14 June 2017
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) welcomes four new members to its Board of Governors: The Honourable Dr Unity Dow, The Honourable Mr Nurul Islam Nahid, Lord David Terence Puttnam and Mr K. K. Sharma. The new board members joined the COL board in ...
Commonwealth of Learning President to visit Nigeria, speak on innovation in higher education
20 January 2017
Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), will speak at the University of Ibadan on 26 January 2017 on the topic “Innovation in Higher Education?” as part of a two-day training programme on open and distance ...
