At an event organised to sendforth the students in Abuja on Wednesday, the delegation of the EU to Nigeria said there was an increasing number of Nigerian students who received scholarships, compared to the last years.
EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Samuela Isopi, said Nigeria was ranked second, immediately after Pakistan among the countries benefiting from the programme. Isopi said in the last four years, there had been a quadrupling in terms of the number of Nigerians selected for Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships, with the number increasing in 2019 from 44 winners to 93 in 2020, 133 in 2021, and a record number of over 200 were awarded this year.
She said during their stay for the period, they will have the opportunity to visit up to six countries across Europe, saying that the potential of Nigeria is very high in the scholarship. “The programme is aimed at connecting and uniting people, young people across Europe and across the globe. To build a new generation of words citizens, keen to work together for peace, for prosperity and for the common good. So this year to celebrate these achievements, but also to further boost our cooperation with Nigeria.
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