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I have been invited to an afternoon tea tomorrow by the New Zealand Vice-Chancellor’s Committee (NZVCC) to celebrate the successful applicants for awards offered under the auspices of the NZVCC. The invitees include 2009 winners, like me, and current recipients from previous years.
The NZVCC represents the interests of New Zealand's universities. As a statutory entity, the NZVCC has overall responsibility for the quality of university programmes and acts as the interface between universities and the Government.
The University of Waikato and the other New Zealand universities are represented on the NZVCC by their Vice-Chancellors. The eight Vice-Chancellors comprise the Committee, which meets on a formal basis six times a year. The position of Committee chair rotates every two years.
The Commonwealth Scholarships Scheme, in New Zealand, is administered by the NZVCC and the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), which falls under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The NZVCC administers Commonwealth Scholarships for applicants from developed countries while the NZAID handles applications from developing countries, like Mauritius, from where I hail. Scholarships are available for either Masters or doctoral level study.
Commonwealth scholarships funded by the NZAID are awarded with the expectation that scholars, like myself, will return home to contribute to the social and economic development of our countries on the completion of our studies.
I promise to bring you more details tomorrow evening and post some photos as well.
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