Governance

We are a UK-registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a UK-registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter.

The ACU Council is our governing body and is responsible for overseeing the organisation’s activities and determining its future strategic direction. Council members also act as our Trustees.

The Council is made up of a maximum of 23 members, who are vice-chancellors of ACU member universities from across the Commonwealth, elected by their peers within the ACU membership network.

Find out more about the role and functions of our Council and what being a Council member entails.

Chair: Professor Cheryl de la Rey** - University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Vice-Chair: Professor Wendy Thomson CBE* - University of London, UK

Honorary Treasurer: Professor Edmund Burke*** – Bangor University, UK

Professor Abiodun H. Adebayo* - Covenant University, Nigeria
Professor Kabiru Aderemi Adeyemo* - Lead City University, Nigeria
Professor Pal Ahluwalia** – University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo* - The University of Ghana
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles* - The University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Professor Amanda Broderick** – University of East London, UK
Professor Bruce Dowton* - Macquarie University, Australia
Professor Ms Hina Tayyaba Khalil* - Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Pakistan
Professor C Raj Kumar* - OP Jindal Global University, India
Professor Rhonda L Lenton** – York University, Canada
Professor Benedict Mwavu Mutua* - The Technical University of Kenya 
Professor Sibongile Muthwa* - Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Professor Barnabas Nawangwe** – Makerere University, Uganda
Professor Dato' Seri Ir. Dr Noor Azuan Bin Abu Osman*- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Professor P. S. Shukla* - North Eastern Hill University, India
Professor Shearer West* - University of Leeds, UK

* Member in 1st Term of Office

**Member in 2nd Term of Office

*** Co-opted

Chair: Professor Cheryl de la Rey**, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Professor Wendy Thomson CBE*, University of London, UK
Professor Barnabas Nawangwe* – Makerere University, Uganda
Professor Pal Ahluwalia* – University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Dr Rhonda L Lenton* – York University, Canada
Professor Edmund Burke*** – Bangor University, UK

Chair: Professor Amanda Broderick** – University of East London, UK
Graeme Appleby – The British Academy, UK
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles* - The University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Professor Abiodun H Adebayo - Covenant University, Nigeria

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