The Association of Commonwealth Universities at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024
21st October 2024
Apia, Samoa
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 returns on 21-26 October 2024 in Apia, Samoa. It will be the first CHOGM to be held in a Pacific Small Island Developing State.
The theme of this year’s CHOGM is ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’. Leaders of Commonwealth countries meet every two years for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), hosted by different member countries on a rotating basis.
Building on progress since CHOGM 2022, which the ACU also attended, leaders will deliberate on global economic, environmental and security challenges, and discuss how Commonwealth countries can work together to build resilience, boost trade, innovation, growth and empower the Commonwealth’s 1.5 billion young people for a more peaceful and sustainable future.
As an accredited organisation, the ACU is sending a delegation to CHOGM where we will be championing higher education’s critical contribution to sustainable development, outlining policy priorities for higher education, and shaping the agenda on behalf of our members across the Commonwealth.
The week of events at CHOGM will include high-level meetings of Commonwealth leaders followed by stakeholder forums, ministerial meetings, side events and other activities that the ACU will participate in. Full details on the ACU contributions at CHOGM and how to get involved with the side-events are below.
Please note, attendance at all events is dependent on registration and accreditation for the CHOGM or relevant forums, which must be secured directly with the organisers.
Do get in touch with us by emailing membership [at] acu.ac.uk if your university is planning to be at CHOGM.