"New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships for Nigerian Students: 2012 Awards" Plus 1 More

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New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships for Nigerian Students: 2012 Awards Posted: 21 Mar 2012 01:09 PM PDT Scholarship Name: New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship Awards Brief description Universities in New Zealand, on behalf of the New Zealand Government, invites the nomination of two (2) Nigerian Candidates for scholarships under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP), funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, for PhD and Masters level study in New Zealand 2012. Accepted Subject Areas? Any study area with preference to courses with strong development relevance About Scholarship The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is an international programme under which member governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries. The CSFP was established at the first Commonwealth education conference in 1959 and is reviewed by education ministers at their triennial meetings – the only scholarship scheme in the world to receive such high-level recognition. The scholarship is tenable from the academic year commencing February, 2013. Scholarship Offered Since: 1959 Scholarship Type: Full Scholarship By what Criteria is Selection Made? The applications will only be considered where particularly strong development relevance is demonstrated, and only in the relevant priority study sectors. Who is qualified to apply? The scholarship is open for Nigerian Students to pursue masters and PhD degree Candidates are expected to possess [...] Continue reading New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships for Nigerian Students: 2012 Awards

University of Nigeria Nsukka to Begin Masters Degree in Climate Change Posted: 21 Mar 2012 07:03 AM PDT University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has concluded plans to run a masters degree programme on climate change at the post graduate studies school of the university, as the deans of faculties in the institution have all keyed in into the programme. In an interview during the 17th International Annual Conference of Agricultural Society of Nigeria, AESON, at the University of Nigeria, Dr Nicholas Ozor, a senior research fellow at the Africa Technology Policy Network, ATP, Nairobi and the linkage for the partnership between the institution and the UNN made pointed this out, saying that the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barth Okolo had been supportive and even provided funds for programme. Ozor explained that in partnership with the university, committee had started working to recommend relevant courses that would be taught for the master degree programme, just as the deans of various faculties had shared the draft curriculum with other stakeholders on the course, before approval was sought from the National Universities Commission, NUC. He further noted that the academic approach in dealing with climate change phenomenon is to mobilize agricultural extension agents, pointing out that no country across the world can toy with climate change issues. According to him, ATP [...] Continue reading University of Nigeria Nsukka to Begin Masters Degree in Climate Change

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