Association of Commonwealth Universities

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Association of Commonwealth Universities

Logo of the ACU
Logo of the ACU

Formation 1913
Type Charitable organization
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Secretary General John Rowett
Website http://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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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 Empire 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.

  • University of Brunei Darussalam

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

  • University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus

  • Copperbelt University

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