For a small Commonwealth member state that is also part of the European Union, flexible and future-ready education can have an impact far beyond national borders. As the country advances its Digital Education Strategy 2025–2030, its focus on digital skills, inclusive access and educator development is helping build more connected, ethical and future-ready learning systems.
COL has worked with Malta since 2015 to strengthen digital education. That partnership led to the Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning (3CL), hosted in Malta, which continues to advance innovations in digital literacy, trustworthy digital identities, blockchain-enabled credentials and responsible uses of emerging technologies, including AI.
We celebrate the country’s valuable small state perspective and contribution to connected learning and wish the nation continued success as it invests in open education, skills and opportunity for all.
On Belize’s Independence Day, we celebrate the role of education and skills in helping people prepare for new opportunities in a changing economy. As the country advances its Education Sector Plan 2026–2030, priorities such as teacher development, digital learning, TVET, inclusion and lifelong learning are helping build a more resilient education system.
Belize is expanding digital learning and flexible skills training while helping teachers strengthen their digital and AI skills and supporting women and young people, including boys and young men, in building practical skills for employment and entrepreneurship. Through networks such as COL's Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth, Belize also brings its small-state perspective to regional approaches to education, economic opportunity and climate resilience.
COL looks forward to building on its work with partners in Belize to strengthen access to more inclusive and adaptable learning.
Held alongside CHOGM 2026 in Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth People’s Forum brings together civil society leaders, activists, artists and thinkers to connect across countries, share perspectives and explore responses to the issues shaping communities today.
For a small Commonwealth member state that is also part of the European Union, flexible and future-ready education can have an impact far beyond national borders. As the country advances its Digital Education Strategy 2025–2030, its focus on
On Belize’s Independence Day, we celebrate the role of education and skills in helping people prepare for new opportunities in a changing economy. As the country advances its Education Sector Plan 2026–2030, priorities such as teacher development, digital learning, TVET,
Held alongside CHOGM 2026 in Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth People’s Forum brings together civil society leaders, activists, artists and thinkers to connect across countries, share perspectives and explore responses to the issues shaping communities today.
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Research on women’s access to STEM education points to progress. But are those gains translating into equal opportunities to build careers and lead?
COL’s Women in STEM initiative (WiSE) is examining the gaps behind this question, bringing together researchers, policymakers and civil society to develop solutions that expand opportunities for women across STEM education, employment and leadership.
At a recent workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, stakeholders from Brunei, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Gambia and Uganda discussed barriers, shared lessons on more inclusive policy and practice, and identified practical actions to help more women participate, progress and lead in STEM.
Rwanda’s higher education and teacher training institutions are taking important steps towards the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI). Through a collaboration between the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Higher Education Council (HEC) and the University of Rwanda (UR), representatives from nine higher education and teacher training institutions have come together in Kigali, Rwanda, for a three-day session to develop and strengthen institutional AI policies and guidelines.
The initiative aims to establish a coherent, future-ready framework that enables institutions to harness AI to improve the quality of education, foster innovation and promote ethical practices. The policies are being developed in alignment with national guidance from HEC as well as regional frameworks from the Inter-University Council for East Africa.
Opening the event, Dr Olivier Habimana, Head of the Department of Digitalisation and Research at HEC, highlighted the importance of clear AI policies and other institutional measures to support the effective integration of AI in education. In his welcoming remarks, Professor Florien Nsanganwimana, Principal of the College of Education at the University of Rwanda, emphasised the critical role of teachers in preparing learners for an AI-enabled future, noting the importance of AI literacy and ethics in supporting students.
This activity forms part of COL’s broader work in AI for Teacher Education work across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. It reflects our commitment to promoting shared learning, locally relevant and collaborative solutions, open educational resources, and the responsible and sustainable integration of AI across education systems.
“Our task is not simply to put AI tools in teachers’ hands, but to strengthen their agency to decide when, why and how AI can improve teaching and learning,” says Dr Betty Ogange, Education Specialist: Teacher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning.
As AI becomes an increasingly integral part of education, responsible integration must begin with teacher education and professional development. This means embedding AI literacy, ethics, critical thinking and inclusive practices into teacher education policies, curricula and assessment.
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