Three Nigerian college students are amongst African undergraduates that received a four-week Summer season Faculty scholarship programme for undergraduates in African international locations just lately launched by the United Kingdom-based Queens College Belfast.
The profitable winners are Ahmad Tijjani Attahir from Nile College Abuja who’s a scholar of Pc Science, Adedife Aishat Adigun, a scholar of English & Worldwide Enterprise from Osun State College and Anuoluwapo Diekolomo Olukayode, from Bowen College studying Pc Science making a part of the primary cohort provided to African undergraduates,
In keeping with the institute, the scholarship bundle, provided as a part of its Summer season Faculty program, is designed to supply college students with the chance to immerse themselves in a brand new tutorial and cultural atmosphere, ease the monetary burden on college students, and permit them to pursue their tutorial pursuits whereas increasing their data.
Electrical Engineering, and Pc Science (EEECS), lecturer on the college, Dr. Ilesanmi Olade, mentioned Queens College helps variety in entry to training.
“I educate undergraduate college students, and in the course of the summer season interval, I educate the EEECS Summer season Faculty program. I joined QUB in 2021 and volunteered to show on the School of Engineering and Bodily Sciences (EPS) annual summer season college program for the Division of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Pc Science”, Dr. Olade mentioned in an announcement.
He mentioned “Upon observing {that a} excessive majority of the yearly attendees had been Chinese language college students, with no document of African college students attending QUB Summer season Faculty in recent times, I raised this matter at varied conferences.
“I defined that African college students are unable to afford the excessive value of the summer season college program and because the college helps variety in entry to training, there ought to be a form of scholarship to permit African college students to attend the summer season college program.
His marketing campaign for inclusion of African undergraduates in the summertime college subsequently attracted assist from Dr. Wasif Naeem, Director of Internationalisation, who offered tuition scholarships valued at £1,400 to every of the three African attendees, additional assist was offered by Professor David Rooney and Dr. Thai Son Mai. he explains.
In keeping with him, the 2024 summer season college scholarship was offered as a “check run”, however he hopes Queens College will additional assist a bigger variety of African Summer season college scholarships in 2025 and past.
The scholarships would cowl tuition, course supplies, area journeys together with transport, social actions, Queen’s Sport Off-Peak membership, Certificates/Transcript, Queens College Hoodie, and 20% tuition low cost on first-year future MSc program.
Queen’s College Belfast is ranked among the many prime 200 universities worldwide.
