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by Imran Bacchus Young people play a crucial role in our democracies. Oftentimes, they are left on the sidelines of key decision-making at the national level, which can affect their lives and future. On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC), through its President, organised a group of young people to be …

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by Lilian Efobi The continuous building of educational partnerships that transcend cultural and geographical boundaries between the United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria led to Jollof and Tea discussion between both countries at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Thursday, January 23, 2025. The discussion featured a distinguished panel of speakers, including UNILAG’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development …

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by Hannah Kumadee In North Eastern Nigeria, a region that has battled insurgency for over a decade, resulting in over a million displaced persons, land destroyed by explosions, and pollution among other crisis inflicted hazards, a new wave is beginning to emerge. For several years now, this region, which comprises states such as Borno, Yobe …

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by Jasmine Koria Despite its distance from both Europe and the continental United States, the Commonwealth Pacific has consistently yielded small but high-achieving cohorts of United Kingdom (UK) postgraduate scholars over the last few years. Samoa, in particular, has been privileged to put forward between two and four candidates annually to study in the UK. …

Commonwealth Scholarships: Closing Equity Gaps by Sharing Our Commonwealth Read More »

by Sylvester Stephen Mtenga Artificial Intelligence has and continues to grow beyond astronomical levels, venturing deep into fields like healthcare, business, military, and government. The advent of this super technology has raised questions in most fields, but notably education. Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, otherwise known as ChatGPT, is one technology that has disrupted the educational …

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by G Sai Prashanth Defying stigmas and stereotypes Age-old refrains like, why should I send you to school when I have a son who will carry my name? are not just well-known in rural India; they can also be heard echoing in India’s urban agglomerations brimming with multi-storey buildings. In India, marriage is still at …

Connecting Threads: Concerns of Every Indian Girl Child Read More »

A recent two-day rural immersion camp to Dabhlon Village, organized by the Group for Rural Activities (GRA) [1] at IIT Bombay, provided students with a profound insight into rural life. Dabhlon village is located in Jawhar tehsil of Palghar district in Maharashtra, India. The journey commenced at 5 am from IIT Bombay with the students …

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