Commonwealth Universities Study Abroad Consortium (CUSAC)

The Consortium aims to bring together likeminded universities to find ways of increasing mobility across Commonwealth countries at minimal cost in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual exchange. There are currently about 65 members from 21 Commonwealth countries and five regions.

Address: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HF, UK

Tel: +44 20 7380 6700 | Fax: +44 20 7387 2655 | Email: cusac@acu.ac.uk www.acu.ac.uk/cusac

Foundation: 1993

Officers

The Executive Committee has representatives elected from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Europe. The ACU provides the secretariat for CUSAC. Contact persons at the ACU are Deborah Bennett, Executive Secretary CUSAC; and Kathleen Williams, Administrator CUSAC.

Activities

Student and staff exchange. Through the bilateral linkages of its members, CUSAC extends the benefits of studying abroad to a wider group of students across the Commonwealth. As an umbrella organisation, it enables its members to share and access information through networking and benchmarking events as well as electronically. It also administers a bursary programme aimed at assisting student exchanges between member universities.