The US
Deputy Chief of Mission to Nigeria, Ms Maria Brewer, says 9,500 Nigerians are
now studying at more than 730 colleges and universities in that country.
Brewer
stated this at the Pre-Departure Orientation for the new students held on
Thursday in Abuja.
“Compared
to the previous school year, nearly 20 per cent more Nigerians are enrolled at
a U.S. college or university.
“This
rise fuelled almost single-handedly, Africa’s overall student number increase
of eight per cent.
“Nigeria
is top African source country and the 15th nation worldwide with students in
the US.”
Brewer
said that the U.S. Mission’s Education USA Advising Centres had helped thousands
of young Nigerians achieve their dreams to study in the U.S.
“This
year alone, advisee received numerous scholarships from several universities totaling of over $4.6 million.
“According
to that latest Institute of International Education’s Open Doors report, Nigeria
experienced a remarkable increase in the number of students pursuing higher
education in the US”. she said.
She said
that the Education USA programme’s success was a testament to the value in
American education, describing it a “highly coveted US export”.
“I urge
you to be ambassadors for Nigeria and to take seriously your responsibilities
to be good citizens and scholars.”
Responding,
one of the participants, Oludare Victor, a post-graduate of Federal University
of Technology Minna, said he got admission intoTuft University to pursue his
Ph.D programme.
“I am
going to study electrical and computer engineering.
“My
major is control and robotics that is my research interest in my PhD.
“I am
coming back to Nigeria to become a lecturer, so that i can get students to work
on problem related to industries automated, we need robot.”
In her
contribution,Another student Simisola Afolayan, from Zamani College Kaduna,
said she got her scholarship because of her involvement in community projects.
“I am on
89 per cent scholarship to study Economics with dual major in Journalism at the
PEN University.
“Academically
speaking, I try to distinguish myself as much as I could while I was in school, i have eight ‘As’ in WAEC and I think over the years i have been overly interested
and active in community service”.
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