Masters Scholarship Awarded to 135 Nigerians by the EU

Cursory: The European Union (EU) has awarded Masters degree scholarship to 135 young Nigerians under the 2023 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Programme.

At the news conference in Abuja on Monday, the EU Ambassador, Ms Samuela Isopi, said;

“The awardees will be engaged for their masters programme for 12 months and some for 24 months in three different countries in the EU, including Turkey, United Kingdom, and Serbia.

“At the end of their masters programme they will be given a masters certificate.“

She went on to say that Nigerian students’ performances in the programme ranked them first in Africa and fifth in the world after Pakistan in first position, followed by Indi, Brazil, and Bangladesh in second, third, and fourth positions respectively.

She expressed regret that the number of Nigerian youths participating in the programme had dropped from more than 200 in 2022, to 135 in 2023.

She attributed the drop in number of participants in the programme to inadequate publicity. The ambassador said it was the reason a focal point desk was established in Awith the help of the Federal Ministry of Education.

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Also speaking,

“The selection process had 15, 000 applications from around the world, of which 135 young Nigerias were selected for the 2023 Erasmus Mundus Masters Programme.

“This shows the bloc’s commitment to strengthening the already existing bilateral relations between Nigeria and the EU in the educational sector.”

Ms Leila Mathieu, EU’s Head of Human Development emphasized that Nigerian students are doing well. In her words,

“Nigerian students are doing well abroad. They are resilient and great in what they do abroad which makes them good ambassadors of their country,”