The European Union has offered postgraduate scholarships to 142 young Nigerians in top European universities in the 2024-25 academic session, under its flagship educational programme, Erasmus plus.
The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi made the announcement at a pre-departure orientation organised for the scholarship awardees in Abuja on Thursday.
Ambassador Isopi said the 142 Nigerian awardees are among the initial batch of beneficiaries, announced by the organisers of the programme in Brussels.
With this number, Nigeria retains its number one spot among beneficiaries of the EU postgraduate scholarships in Africa for the 6th year, as well as a place among the top five recipient countries globally.
According to her, the number is likely to increase, Most of awardees will start their Erasmus plus journey in September 2024.
The pre-departure orientation aimed to provide the recipients with hands-on tips on how to make the best of the immense opportunities inherent in the prestigious scholarship.
The EU’s support for education in Nigeria aligns to national objectives and focuses on equitable access to quality education and teacher training.
In its education sector support, the EU works with the governments of Kano, Sokoto, Jigawa, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Oyo, Katsina, Enugu and Plateau states.
The projects aim at strengthening the education system, increase the use of digital technology for teaching, learning and system management, and mainstream green skills and knowledge by investing 45.4 million EURO, in total during, 2021-2027 in the education projects.
