Members of NISCA Executive Committee at The NISCA Summer Conference 2011 in Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown

Africa & Asia Venture (AV)] is a small, international, volunteering organization based in the UK that has been operating since 1993. Over 5,500 volunteers aged 18 to 25 from 30+ countries have joined our full-immersion, group-based projects in developing countries and contributed more than 1,200 man-years of service to the communities.

In the process, our volunteers have discovered the real meaning of "help yourself by helping others". We have seen them improve their employability and bring about positive change, whilst having the time of their lives; they have gone on, better prepared, to university / college and the workplace. There is plenty of anecdotal ...

Four new documents have been published relating to the future of higher education (HE) in Northern Ireland. The Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI) has published a consultation on a future higher education strategy as well as consultations on widening participation and on student finance. An update to the independent Stuart Review on tuition fees and student finance has also been released.

The Consultation Document on the Development of a Higher Education Strategy for Northern Ireland poses questions about the role of HE in Northern Ireland and how it should develop over the next decade. It sets out a vision ...