About

Canberra-Vanuatu Students Association is an association formed by the Vanuatu students studying at the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Canberra (UC) and named it the ‘Vanuatu ANU-UC Students Association, based in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). 

The number of Vanuatu students including their families studying in Canberra has gradually increased now to 27 and this has necessitated the need to have a well organised body that will help to coordinate Vanuatu tertiary students’ needs and concerns in Canberra. Given the increased interaction between Vanuatu and Australia on a number of areas including academic field, training and capacity building of government officials in Canberra, it is important to have such organisation in place to ensure that coordination of information and activities to and from the Vanuatu students can be done through the association. The association hopes to build networks with other Vanuatu students studying in other institutions around Australia and abroad in continuing virtual debates on different government policies.

The actual executive of the association (since July 2013) comprises of Mr Sylvain Kalsakau, President of the Association, Mr Louis Georges, Secretary , Mrs Viran M. Brown, Treasurer and Mr Brisco Robson, member.

  Current CVSA Executive

	Sylvain Kalsakau, President Programme of study: Master of International Relations and Diplomacy (ANU)*
Louis Georges, Secretary Programme of study: Master of Public Policy specialising in Policy Analysis(ANU)	Viran M. Brown, Treasurer Programme of study: Master of International Relations and Diplomacy (ANU)	Briscon Robson, Member Programme of study: Bachelor of Accounting (UC)**

* ANU = Australian National University
** UC = University of Canberra