Pan-African Fund To Award 10,000 Ph.D. Scholarships In 10 Years
June 21, 2015 Good news for aspiring academics. At least three African governments have teamed up with The World Bank to launch a fund that will see 10,000 Ph.D. scholarships awarded over the next 10 years. The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund was launched in Johannesburg by Senegalese president Macky Sall, along with representatives from
Photographic competition aims to showcase Africa’s positive side
June 15, 2015 All too often, people carry negative perceptions of Africa. A photographic competition hopes to change that, and show off a vibrant and vast continent at work. The 2015 Africa Agility photo competition wants budding photographers from across the world to capture an “Africa booming with tech-savvy, youthful consumers, fast-paced urbanisation, and enormous
Five Tips For Success By Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs
June 15, 2015 Being a young entrepreneur is difficult, no matter where you are from. But in Africa, the challenges are often far more emphasised. Resources, financing, mentorship and supporting services are even scarcer. Yet despite this, the continent’s youth unemployment is higher than elsewhere, and for many young Africans, entrepreneurship is less of a
Ezeigwe wins Harvard Business School’s Portrait Project award
June 11, 2015 A NIGERIAN and MBA student at Harvard Business School, Boston, United States, Miss Nneka Ezeigwe, has won the best prize in the School’s art competition. Ezeigwe was responding to the question, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Her response was the wining
Opportunities for Africans
June 10, 2015 2015 African Entrepreneurship Award Are you an African citizen with a business idea that will create jobs and improve lives in Africa? Will it improve education or the environment, or solve a problem that is uncharted? The African Entrepreneurship Award is looking to fund you with a million US Dollars Get Started
Norway Tuition Free Universities and Scholarships for International Students
June 10, 2015 Norway is becoming a popular study destination among international students. An increasing number of Norwegian universities and university colleges are offering Bachelor’s and Masters programmes in English. It is one of the few remaining countries in the world where tuition fee is free for everyone including international students. The Norwegian Government also offers scholarship programs
Nigerian student Ufot Ekong solves 30-year-old maths equation and breaks academic record at Japanese university
June 7, 2015 A Nigerian student has broken a 30-year-old maths equation and achieved the highest grades at a university in Japan for 50 years. Ufot Ekong, who studied at Tokai University in Tokyo, achieved a first class degree in electrical engineering and scored the best marks at the university since 1965, the Flotilla Magazine
Survey: Nigerians Most Educated in the U.S.
June 7, 2015 Nigerian Americans have long been known for their community’s intense cultural emphasis on education, and now an analysis of Census data coupled with several local surveys shows that Nigerians don’t just value education, but surpass all other U.S. ethnic groups when it comes to obtaining degrees. “Being Black, you are already
Top 20 Senior High Schools In 2014 WASSCE Provisional Ranking
June 7, 2015 The West African Examination Council informed the general public earlier this month that it has released the provisional results of 391,420 out of 409,759 candidates who took the May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Results will be dispatched to the respective schools. According to unconfirmed reports gathered by
STANFORD AFRICA MBA FELLOWSHIP program 2015
June 2, 2015 Application Requirements Application Process and Timeline 1. Apply to the Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program (8 June 2015) The Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Application is now available. Please read this webpage carefully, as requirements to apply to this fellowship differ from the requirements for the MBA Program application. Fellowship application materials include: