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  • Countries where varsity education can be 100% free

    Countries where varsity education can be 100% free

    No matter expensive education seems in your country or unattractive as it could seem, university/college education is almost free and is free in some countries.

    Yes, we all have the dreams to have free colleges anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, that’s not the case everywhere.  There are however certain countries in the world where the taxpayer pays the bill for all students looking to get a college degree.

    The countries in this list are mainly in Europe and have cultures that “take care of each other”.  These socialist countries usually have higher income tax rates, but it’s well worth it if you’d like to have health care and college tuition all paid and taken care of.Ask yourself this question before moving to one of these countries, is free college important to you?  If it is, then this list starting below is all for you:

    Ask yourself this question before moving to one of these countries, is free college important to you?  If it is, then this list starting below is all for you:

    1) Estonia

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Estonia is one of 8 countries with free college university systems

    Public Universities In Estonia

    Tallinn University Not ranked
    Tallinn University of Technology Not ranked
    University of Tartu Not ranked

    2) Denmark

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Denmark is one of 8 countries with some free college university programs

    Top Colleges & Universities In Denmark

    University of Copenhagen Times Higher Education World Ranking #82
    Aurhus University Time Higher Education World Ranking #106
    Technical University of Denmark Time Higher Education World Ranking #167
    Aalborg University Time Higher Education World Ranking #201-250
    Copenhagen Business School Time Higher Education World Ranking #201-250
    University of Southern Denmark Time Higher Education World Ranking #301-350

     

    3) Finland

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Finland is one of 8 countries with free college university systems

    Top 10 Public Universities in Finland

    University of Helsinki Administrative Staff – 8000 Employees
    Abo Academy University Administrative Staff – 1300 Employees
    University of Turku Administrative Staff – 3319 Employees
    University of Tampere Administrative Staff – 1982 Employees
    University of Jyvaskyla Administrative Staff – 2583 Employees
    University of Oulu Administrative Staff – 2852 Employees
    University of Vaasa Administrative Staff – 498 Employees
    University of Lapland Administrative Staff – 633 Employees
    University of Eastern Finland Administrative Staff – 2800 Employees
    Aalto Universirty Administrative Staff – 4424 Employees

     

    4) Norway

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Denmark is one of 8 countries with free college university systems

    Most Popular Universities In Norway

    University of Oslo Number of Full Time Students – 27,628
    University of Bergen Number of Full Time Students – 17,000
    Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Number of Full Time Students – 16,000
    University of Tromso Number of Full Time Students – 9500
    University of Stavanger Number of Full Time Students – 9000

     

    5) Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Slovakia is one of 8 countries with free college university systems

    Top Colleges In The Capital – Bratislava

    University of Economics In Bratislava Popular Study Program – Business Management
    University of Technology In Bratislava Popular Study Program – Civil Engineering
    Comenius University In Bratislava Popular Study Program – Mathematics and Physics
    University of Performing Arts In Bratislava Popular Study Program – Music and Dance
    Academy of Fine Arts and Design In Bratislava Popular Study Program – Architecture

     

    6) Slovenia

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Slovenia is one of 8 countries with free college university systems

    Top College In Slovenia

    University of Ljubljana Established in 1919

     

    8) Turkey

    According to the 2015 OECD report, Turkey is one of 8 countries with free college university systems

    Turkey has over 178 different universities to choose coursework from:

    Here Are 3 Of The Oldest Universities

    Ankara University Established – 1946
    Istanbul Universities Established – 1933
    Istanbul Technical University Established – 1944

     

    Culled from Safe or Dangerous

  • Unilag alumni’s N3m scholarships in honour of Sofoluwe

    Twenty brilliant but indigent undergraduates of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will receive N150,000 each worth of scholarships tomorrow.

    The scholarships, which are courtesy of UNILAG Alumni Association, Lagos State branch, are in commemoration of the yearly Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe Memorial Lecture.

    Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the alumni, Dr Lukeman Adeoti, said the association would also visit two orphanage homes- Module Cole, Yaba and Red Cross.

    The late Sofoluwe was the first vice chancellor of UNILAG to die in office. He was 62.

    Speaking at a briefing on the school campus, Adeoti described the late Sofoluwe as an “embodiment of simplicity, erudite scholar, and a man who demystified the position of a vice chancellor’’.

    According to him, it has become a culture of UNILAG to honour the late Sofoluwe whose contributions to the school and society could not be over emphasised.

    “This goes to show us that when we are alive, we have to be good to people. This man died five years ago and he is still being celebrated,” he said.

    He added that the association was looking forward to establishing the Sofoluwe Foundation to immortalise the deceased’s good deeds.

    The Chairman of the committee for the lecture Prof Oluwayemisi Obashoro-John, said an exhibition of the deceased’s lifetime, such as  the love letters he exchanged with his wife, a compendium of his works, especially his first academic and last academic papers, among others, would be on display.

    The lecture entitled: “Administration/management of a university in a recessed economy” would be delivered by the Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Prof Nuhu Yaqub.

  • Don gives scholarships at birthday

    Olu Akeusola Foundation, has awarded scholarships to 18 indigent students in the country.

    The foundation established by the Provost, Michael Otedola College for Primary Education, (MOCPED), Noforija, Epe Lagos Prof. Olu Akeusola, kicked off since 2011 as a yearly event to mark his birthday.

    This year’s edition, which also marked the 55th birthday of the founder at MOCPED premises, saw the students smiling home with cash awards.

    Akeusola said the gesture was his own way of giving back to the society and appreciating God for His kindness.

    “How will I say thank you to God and to the society that made me a prominent person from my humble background? Everybody knows I have a grass-to-grace story. People once saw me as a never-do-well but God in His mercy has made me a leader and controller of men. Therefore I have decided on my birthday that I should be able to give anything within my power to help the students that are coming up.”

    Akeusola recalled that the foundation started with nine students in 2011, three each from primary, secondary and N.C.E, adding that this year, the number increased to 18.

    Others, according to him, include three physically challenged, three university undergraduates and three from other states.

    He urged the students to continue to excel in their studies as this is the only way they could appreciate the foundation’s gesture.

    Explaining the criteria for the scholarship, the chairman of the foundation, Dr. Ojetunde said the beneficiaries were chosen through their outstanding performance in their various schools.

    She disclosed that beneficiaries from primary and secondary schools receive N25,000, and N30,000. Undergraduates of colleges of education and universities received N40,000 each, while external awardees got N40,000 each except those in primary school who received N25,000.

  • Foundation gives 50 Abia students scholarships

    Foundation gives 50 Abia students scholarships

    FOR the over 50 students who gathered for the ceremony, the day will be etched in their memory. It was a day they had  long waited for. They were full of joy as they stepped out to receive full scholarship for their university education.

    Joy Okpanku, a first year student of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike, Abia State was among them. The students from the 17 local government areas of Abia State were given scholarships worth millions of naira by the Adiaso Foundation.

    The ceremony took place at the country home of Chief Chamberline Okechukwu Adiaso in Obichukwu, Obieketta autonomous community in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state.

    It was like a carnival as students, high profile politicians and people from all walks of life gathered at the foundation’s instance in support of higher education.

    Eze Charles Nwamaranna, the traditional ruler of Obieketta and Chairman of the Adiaso Foundation, urged unlucky applicants to wait for another opportunity in subsequent batches of the yearly scheme.

    The scheme, he said, was meant to encourage youths, irrespective of their political orientation or religious background, to actualise their dreams of acquiring higher education.

    Nwamaranna praised the foundation’s sponsor for giving back to the society. “He takes delight in humanitarian services,’’ he said, adding that his footprints have been stamped on grading of roads across his local government area, provision of grants to selected farmers in the state and the provision of free healthcare services to women in the state.

    Adiaso said he derived joy from  helping the needy because there were families that could not train their children in higher institutions.

    He said he has several foundations catering to the need of the less privileged.

    ‘’The two most important things in mylife are my love for God and the downtrodden,’’ he said, adding: “I am worried by the high level of illiteracy in our society and I am determined to help as many people as possible to overcome this debilitating challenge,”

    The philanthropist said he shared some of the traits of President Muhammadu Buhari, whom he said is respected for his honesty. He said: “I am emulating the leadership qualities of President Buhari. He is one president that is not interested in the accumulation of material possessions, but has placed his emphasis on changing the fortunes of the country for the good of all Nigerians.

    Adiaso urged Nigerians to continue to pray for Buhari’s success. “We should not relent in praying that God will grant our President the strength and good health to be able to carry on with his change agenda for the country.’’

    Director-General of Think Nigeria First Initiative, Alhaji Abubakar Tsanni, said Adiaso had done so much for his people, especially in the area of education and agriculture.

    Chairman of the occasion, Chief Allen Nwachukwu praised Adiaso stating: “If we have many people like Chamberline Adiaso in the state, Abia will be like a small London.”

    Abia State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Donatus Nwamkpa, said he was not surprised by Adiaso’s philanthropy, noting: “His thinking always is how he can improve the social and economic life of the less-privileged. He is a man driven by the passion to render service to the people.

    He has demonstrated this in several ways in the past, especially when he donated N100 million to farmers in Abia State.”

    Joy’s father Eze Paul Okpanku said the foundation had helped many in meeting their needs.

     

     

     

  • Crescent varsity proprietor awards 30 scholarships

    The Proprietor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Judge Bola Ajibola has awarded 30 scholarship to new students to study courses of their choice beginning from 2016/2017 academic session.

    This was unveiled at the 12th matriculation of the institution recently where a total of 454 students from Colleges of Law, Information and Communication Technology, Social and Management Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Post-graduate Studies swore the matriculation oath.

    In his address, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Ibraheem Gbajabiamila, stressed the commitment of the institution to promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in the education sector to benefit humanity.

    Congratulating the students, Gbajabiamila said: “It is our esteemed resolve to train and produce men and women of strong character and integrity who can stand the test of time, build a virile and just society as encapsulated in the mission and vision of the university.”

    He said that the outstanding performance of Crescent University in the accreditation exercises of the National Universities Commission (NUC) made it possible for most of the students to be admitted into the university.

    Reminding the students of their primary assignment being their academic pursuit in the university, Gbajabiamila urged them not to allow any peer group influence to distract them from academic work since the level of their commitment would determine the degree of their performance in all examinations.

    He admonished the students to shun antisocial behaviour such as cultism, drug abuse, violence and examination malpractice as any of these could send them away from the university.

  • Olanipekun awards 206 scholarships at 20th anniversary

    Olanipekun awards 206 scholarships at 20th anniversary

    Two hundred and six beneficiaries comprising secondary school pupils, undergraduates, as well as Nigerian Law School students all smiled home with cheques they received from their benefactor, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), for their education.

    The beneficiaries who were joined by their parents and well wishers at Olanipekun’s residence in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, expressed appreciation to the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for keeping alive their hopes of becoming great in the future.

    The event also served to mark the 20th anniversary of the Wole Olanipekun Scholarship Scheme (WOSS), which the legal icon began in 1996 to assist brilliant but indigent students.

    Initially, WOSS was set up to assist students of Ikere Ekiti origin. However, as it grew, the Board of Trustees saw then need to extend it to beneficiaries beyond Ikere and other states of the federation.

    WOSS, led by Mr. S.S. Omoyeni a retired principal, was praised for its faithfulness, commitment and industry in managing the scheme for the past 20 years without being found wanting.

    This year’s award was chaired by the vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka while the guest lecturer was Prof. Toyin Bamisaye of the Ekiti State University.

    In his address Olayinka extolled Olanipekun’s virtues as a generous and selfless individual whose love for education was legendary given his investment of time, energy and money in the sector.

    Olayinka said he was not surprised by Olanipekun, who also built a Vice Chancellor’s Lodge at the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo where he (Olanipekun) is the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council.

    Also speaking, the monarch of Ikere Ekiti, Ogoga Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado, urged the beneficiaries to justify the sponsor’s investment in them to encourage him to do more.

    He shared how five of his classmates in primary school who were very brilliant could not continue their education because of lack of funds, while he (Oba Alagbado) had to stay at home for five years before proceeding to secondary school for the same reason.

    Ekiti deputy governor, Dr Kolapo Olusola said Olanipekun’s gesture was a challenge to himself and other Ikere indigenes to develop the town.

    Going down memory lane, Olanipekun, said the scheme, which started small in 1996 now has a national outlook as students from other states also benefit.

    The former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in the old Ondo State, said he was celebrating 20 years of the scheme by distributing five exercise books to each primary school pupil in Ikere.

    Olanipekun said: “Ikere presently has 77 professors but the question is how we produce more professors, more deputy governors, more governors and presidents? It is through investment in education.

    “I want to appeal most profoundly to the beneficiaries of today that when you grow, look back to the less privileged and assist them. I appeal to you because government cannot do it all.

    “The greatest thing you can be remembered for is not the wealth you accumulate but the lives you touch.”

    Other dignitaries at the event were: former Ekiti Deputy Governor, Chief Abiodun Aluko; Commissioner for Education, Mr Olajide Egunjobi; Chairman, Ikere Local Government, Mr. Ola Alonge; House of Assembly member representing Ikere Constituency 1, Mr. Wale Ayeni and traditional chiefs of Ikere.

     

  • NLNG awards scholarships to Nigerians

    NLNG awards scholarships to Nigerians

    Nigeria Liquefied and Natutal Gas Limited has awarded a total of 3,053 scholarships to 10 Nigerian students. This is part of the company’s education intervention programme for deserving students at post-primary, undergraduate and post-graduate levels of education.

    The beneficiaries – among whom is a visually impaired female Law Graduate from Bonny Island, NLNG’s primary host community,  were awarded the Overseas Post Graduate Scholarships at a ceremony  in Port Harcourt.

    The event was attended by the beneficiaries, their families and friends, as well as representation from the Rivers State Government and NLNG.

    This batch of the PostGraduate Scholarships beneficiaries brings to 48, the  number of such awards since the commencement of the scheme in 2013.

    The beneficiaries from all over the country, who emerged via a rigorous qualification involving more than 2,000 applicants, shall be pursuing further education in specialty areas in top universities in the United Kingdom.

    External Relations of Nigeria LNG Limited General Manager, Dr Kudo Eresia-Eke said: “The goal of the Nigeria LNG PostGraduate Scholarship Scheme is to provide support for the development of competent professionals who will bridge the specialists’manpower gap in the country, especially in high profile fields of Engineering, Geosciences, Environmental Studies, Management Sciences, Information Technology, Law and Medicine at Masters Level only.”

  • Shell awards scholarships to 60 Niger Delta pupils

    Shell awards scholarships to 60 Niger Delta pupils

    A new batch of 60 pupils from the Niger Delta has been awarded the special secondary school scholarship of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Joint Venture’s Cradle to Career, covering tuition and  other bills for six years in four of the topmost private secondary schools in Port Harcourt.

    Brookstone Secondary School, Jephthah Comprehensive College, Archdeacon Brown Educational Centre (ABEC) and Bloombreed High School in Port Harcourt will receive 60 beneficiaries yearly from difficult terrains of the Niger Delta on scholarship for their secondary education, after a two-week orientation  with introductory courses in academics, character and psychology.

    The pupils are the seventh set of beneficiaries, bringing the number of beneficiaries since inception of the Cradle to Career programme to 410.

    SPDC Managing Director and Chairman, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, represented by the General Manager External Relations, IgoWeli said: “This year, the first set of beneficiaries completed their secondary education and the report we have is that about all of them recorded excellent performance in the school certificate and unified tertiary matriculation examinations. It means the aims of the programme are being achieved.”

    Speaking at the ceremony in Port Harcourt, the SPDC chief said Shell and its joint venture partners had sustained the scholarship initiative despite the economic challenges because they see education as a right for every child and not a privilege.

    Dr Patricia Ogbonnaya, Mrs Elizabeth Alagoa and Dr Moses Onoriode Bragiwa, representatives of the Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states Commissioners for Education, extolled the scholarship scheme for complementing their governments’investments in education. They praised the transparent selection and the human capital development benefits of the programme to the region.

    “SPDC has a passion for investing in people and we are happy to report that students in the programme have over the years been on the top of their classes in their respective schools. We thank Shell and their joint venture partners for helping to ameliorate the problems of the Niger Delta,” said Dame Christie Toby, the proprietress of one of the implementing schools.

    The SPDC JV launched the Cradle to Career initiative in 2010 to provide for bright indigent students and improve on the positive results of its other portfolio of scholarship schemes for local and international undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

    Shell companies in Nigeria support education through scholarships and other initiatives. In 2015, SPDC Joint Venture and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo.) invested $10.1 million in scholarships.

    Grants were awarded to 930 secondary school pupils and 638 university undergraduates last year, with a total of 10,401 (secondary) and 3,532 (university) grants given over the last five years.

  • Shell awards scholarships to 60 Niger Delta pupils

    A new batch of 60 pupils from the Niger Delta has been awarded the special secondary schools scholarship of The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Joint Venture’s Cradle to Career, covering tuition and  other bills for six years in four of the topmost private secondary schools in Port Harcourt.

    Brookstone Secondary School, Jephthah Comprehensive College, Archdeacon Brown Educational Centre (ABEC) and Bloombreed High School in Port Harcourt will receive 60 beneficiaries yearly from difficult terrains of the Niger Delta on scholarship for their secondary education, after a two-week orientation  with introductory courses in academics, character and psychology.

    The pupils are the seventh set of beneficiaries and they bring the total number of beneficiaries since inception of the Cradle to Career programme to 410.

    SPDC Managing Director and Chairman, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, represented by the General Manager External Relations said: “This year, the first set of beneficiaries completed their secondary education and the report we have is that about all of them recorded excellent performance in the school certificate and unified tertiary matriculation examinations. It means the aims of the programme are being achieved.”

    Speaking at the ceremony in Port Harcourt, the SPDC chief said Shell and its joint venture partners had sustained the scholarship initiative despite the economic challenges because they see education as a right for every child and not a privilege.

    Dr Patricia Ogbonnaya, Mrs Elizabeth Alagoa and Dr Moses Onoriode Bragiwa, representatives of the Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states Commissioners for Education, extolled the scholarship scheme for complementing their governments’investments in education. They praised the transparent selection and the human capital development benefits of the programme to the region.

    “SPDC has a passion for investing in people and we are happy to report that students in the programme have over the years been on the top of their classes in their respective schools. We thank Shell and their joint venture partners for helping to ameliorate the problems of the Niger Delta,” said Dame Christie Toby, the proprietress of one of the implementing schools.

    The SPDC JV launched the Cradle to Career initiative in 2010 to provide for bright indigent students and improve on the positive results of its other portfolio of scholarship schemes for local and international undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

    Shell Companies in Nigeria support education through scholarships and other initiatives. In 2015, SPDC Joint Venture and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo.) invested $10.1 million in scholarships.

    Grants were awarded to 930 secondary school pupils and 638 university undergraduates last year, with a total of 10,401 (secondary) and 3,532 (university) grants given over the last five years.

  • Scholarships: We inherited $28m, N6b debt, says Kano acting governor

    The Acting Governor of Kano State, Professor Hafiz Abubakar, yesterday in Kano said that about $28 million and over N6 billion were inherited as debt on foreign and local scholarships by the Ganduje-led administration from the immediate past administration led by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

    Abubakar explained that the financial commitment covered tuition and other allowances of students sponsored for various courses by the past administration in several universities of about 12 countries as well as unpaid scholarship to thousands of its students in local universities over four years.

    While receiving the Emir of Kano, Mallam Mohammad Sanusi II during the traditional Hawan Nassarawa homage at the Government House in Kano, the acting governor added that “the government is excited with such heavy responsibility since it is an investment in education”. Despite financial challenges before the administration at the moment, efforts are being made to offset the liability, he said.

    “Despite our economic challenges, we have earmarked a monthly allocation of N360 million to the state Scholarship Board to settle outstanding allowances to our students and I am sure our students in tertiary institutions will attest to this”, Professor Abubakar said.

    He also noted that the government was spending N62 million weekly to feed students in boarding public secondary schools while N70 million is spent on feeding primary school pupils for two days each week, in the state.

    This scenario appears to task the state, whose existing enrollment figure as at 2015 was 2, 743, 647 pupils with over 5, 000 primary schools spread across the state. “The original arrangement regarding the feeding programme was for the state government to feed the pupils on Mondays and Tuesdays, the local governments to feed them on Wednesdays and Thursdays while the communities will take charge on Fridays. We are consistently releasing money for our feeding days but the local governments cannot cope because they are finding it difficult to even pay salaries of workers not to talk of other responsibilities,” the acting governor said.

    Professor Hafiz also disclosed that huge sums of money have been allocated to the state University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Northwest University and the State Polytechnic to enable them accredit their courses, stressing that it is a pivotal commitment which is hardly publicised because not many people realise the consequences of the accreditation.

    On infrastructure, he recalled that so many inherited road projects have been completed, while new ones have been initiated within the past 16 months. On-going capital intensive projects, like the Murtala Muhammad Way flyover, Madobi junction underpass and the state Independent Power Project at Tiga and Challawa Gorge dams are rapidly gathering momentum, he said.