CSA FIRESIDE

Commonwealth Student Safety and Security Agreement.

The Commonwealth Student Safety and Security Agreement is a formal consensus among students across the commonwealth on cross cutting issues that concern the safety of students. It concerns the protection of student of all ages in any educational program. In this episode we hold free conversations with the European Student’s Union on the drafted articles to share their disagreements/solidarity as well as offer their recommendations that will be used for its improvement.

Role of Higher Education in Combatting Violent Extremism in Pakistan 🇵🇰

In this episode, we discuss violent extremism in Pakistan, We’re enlightened on how religion and politics have influenced it, its impact on higher education institutions and the students in them. We learn about the role of higher education in combatting it.

The Year of Youth Tour Committee meeting

With only 30 days left for the Commonwealth Students’ Association to commence the Year of Youth Tour (2023-2024), thé planning committee holds a meeting to discuss how far they are in their readiness. The CSA’s aim is to be more transparent with most activities and meetings held in every step of it works for Commonwealth students and therefore we bring you an episode that will enlighten you on this. Listen in for your country will be visited in a few days.

The Classrooms of Malaysia 🇲🇾: Language, Islamic Religious Education and Cultural Diversity

The CSA Fireside podcast once hosted Malaysia in Season 1 alongside Bangladesh and Pakistan to discuss whether “the student voice is taken seriously in Asia.” With the need to understand more about this diverse nation, Malaysia returned in season 2 where we discuss the language of instruction of their Education (Malay or English); its advantages and disadvantages and; its role in the struggle to decolonise education. We further learn about Islamic Religious Education and how it prepare students for life. We could not forget the cultural diversity of Malaysia. We discuss strategies it has used to cater for non Muslim Malay students and whether this diversity has caused conflicts in the education sector.

Reforming Higher Education to Rise Above Economic Crisis and Political Turmoil ft Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Ceylon, officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a home to many cultures, languages and ethnicities found in South Asia. In this episode, we bring you panelists who discuss with us the political history of Sri Lanka, the impacts of its current economic situation, the state of its higher education i.e. Is there equitable access to it, which programs are offered, which subject areas are prioritised for government scholarships and what roles are being played by the higher education sector in responding to political and economic challenges faced by Sri Lanka.