Current seminar programme
ICS runs a regular termly seminar series, as well as a parallel discussion group designed to support doctoral and young researchers. Recent seminars and discussion groups are listed in 'ICS Recent Events'.
Recent events
Day conference on Educational Policies and Priorities in Commonwealth Small States
25 October, 2010
12:00 - 16:30, Berkeley Conference Suite (410), Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square
The Research Centre for International and Comparative Studies (ICS) is hosted a day conference in conjunction with the Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC) about educational policies and priorities in Commonwealth small states.
Speakers included:
- Professor Michael Crossley
- Steve Packer
- Terra Sprague
They presented findings from a recent research project on educational policies and priorities in Commonwealth small states to be published in 2010 by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Guests of Honour included the High Commissioners of Tonga and Namibia as well as representatives from the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Council for Education in the Commonwealth.
The event also celebrated Commonwealth decadal anniversaries of four small states:
- Namibia
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
Commonwealth scholars from small states responded to the research findings.
For more details, please see the 25th October informational flyer (PDF, 136 Kb).