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Global Initiatives Symposium Essay Competition

Global Initiatives Symposium Essay Competition

Two years after its debut, the third edition of the annual Global Initiatives Symposium in Taiwan is here again to discuss and proffer solutions to myriads of tricky issues brought about by technological development in our fast-paced world. After two decades of evolution, the Internet is presently undergoing a transitional phase where new demands continue [...]

SHINE International Student Awards 2011

SHINE International Student Awards 2011

Are you an international student enjoying living in Wolverhampton? Do you have a story to tell about your experiences here and at home? Could you be the International Student of the Year? If the answer to these is ‘yes’, then why not enter the Shine! International Student Awards 2011? You could win a prestigious award [...]

Doctors From The Johns…

Doctors From The Johns…

Medicine has got to be the world’s second most complicated course (the first being the thought of it), from strict white overalls to nurses that should have been super models, the world of medical science has always held the world in awe as the one of the foremost professional courses ever designed by man. Many [...]

Keresimesi Afehyia Pa, a Christmas party West African style!

Keresimesi Afehyia Pa, a Christmas party West African style!

You are warmly invited to Keresimesi Afehyia Pa, a Christmas party West African style! On Sunday November 28, drop your books and join iCUSU in conjunction with Cambridge University Nigeria Society (CUNS) and Cambridge University Ghana Society (CUGS) for the ultimate West African Experience. Expect to be dazzled with traditional West African Cuisine, fashion, and [...]

CANUK To Celebrate Nigeria @ 50

CANUK To Celebrate Nigeria @ 50

You can send in nominations for awards for excellence; Send in suggestions for activities to be included; Participate as ushers or hosts. To do any of these, please contact the head of the organising committee, Dr Abimbola Roberts Folayan at abimbola70@aol.com or to get more information about this and other activities to mark our golden [...]

Chinua Achebe to deliver first Annual Lecture in African Studies

Chinua Achebe to deliver first Annual Lecture in African Studies

One of the best-known figures in African literature will be giving a public lecture at the University of Cambridge this November. Chinua Achebe, who is the author of five novels including the groundbreaking book, Things Fall Apart, will give the first in an annual series of lectures in honour of the Cambridge anthropologist, Dr. Audrey [...]

TIEC British Universities’ Information Evening (Cambridge)

British Universities’ Information Evening (Cambridge) Venue: University Arms Hotel, Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AD Date: 30th September 2010 Time: 15:00 to 19:00 Admission: Free Confirmed universities include: Cambridge, Manchester, Southampton, Nottingham, Leicester, SOAS, Bristol, York, Sheffield, Aston, UEA, Queen Mary, Essex, Goldsmith, Brunel, Sussex, Royal Holloway (University of London), Plymouth, Swansea, Northumbria, Teesside, University Falmouth [...]

Meet Chidera Ota-The Nigerian Supergirl Who Racked Up 15A*s In UK GCSEs

Meet Chidera Ota-The Nigerian Supergirl Who Racked Up 15A*s In UK GCSEs

Chidera, who studied Latin twice a week in her lunch break, has gained a scholarship to attend King’s School, Canterbury, where she will study chemistry, physics, biology, maths and further maths A-levels. Latin in her lunch break: Chidera Ota got 15A*s in her GCSEs The 16-year-old pupil at Highsted Grammar School, Sittingbourne, Kent, achieved the [...]

Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit, London

Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit, London

Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit, London 29-31 October 2010 Are you ready to take your career back home? Blue chip multi-national and large domestic companies attend the Careers in Africa Recruitment Summits to recruit top graduates and professionals seeking challenging and rewarding careers across Africa. Attendance is by invitation. Apply Now! www.careersinafrica.com

Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships

At the university level, students interested in scholarships have to work hard to get at least a second class upper. The different kinds of student scholarships in Nigeria include: Government funded scholarships and bursaries: The Federal Government of Nigeria awards Scholarships to outstanding students. Some state governments also award scholarships and bursaries to their indigenes [...]