Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth

About VUSSC
The Commonwealth Education Ministers conceived the idea of the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) at their meeting in Halifax, Canada, in 2000. The Commonwealth of Learning extended a formal invitation to the Education Ministers of the small states to particpate in this initiative aimed at expanding access to education enabled by appropriate ICTs. VUSSC member countries met in Singapore on two occasions signing a Letter of Intent as well as the Singapore Statement.

VUSSC has meanwhile developed its own website. Please refer to: VUSSC website

The VUSSC is a network committed to the collaborative development of free content resources for education.

News Releases

 * Online community creates learning content for small states - August 2006

VUSSC OER Planning and Development

 * VUSSC/Action plan - (Developed by VUSSC at Singapore meeting, April 2006)
 * VUSSC/Defining course structure
 * Meeting of Interlocutors in Jamaica, November 2006
 * A place to try wiki editing
 * Content under development
 * VUSSC Business Plan (Draft)

VUSCC Workshops

 * Mauritius Workshop (Note: all relevant links for the workshop have been moved to this node).
 * Singapore Workshop - 12-30 March, 2007
 * Trinidad and Tobago Workshop - 4 - 20 June, 2007
 * Samoa Workshop - 12–28 November, 2007
 * Seychelles Workshop - 3 - 19 March 2008
 * Bahamas Workshop - 27 October - 12 November 2008
 * Samoa Workshop2 - November 23 - December 11, 2009

VUSSC Transnational Qualifications Framework

 * Transnational Qualifications Framework Meeting - Singapore February 2008