FG Takes Education Fund Awareness To Universities In Southeast
The Presidency has concluded plans to hold a one day Stakeholders’ Engagement forum for staff and students of all universities in the Southeast geopolitical zone on the various education funding opportunity available for them under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
Mrs Chioma Nweze
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (South
East) disclosed this in a Statement made available to journalists in Awka on Thursday.
Nweze said the engagement forum would hold on Saturday Oct. 5 at the auditorium of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
She said the programme was part of Federal Government’s effort to raise awareness on its education fund and other opportunities among members of the academic community.
According to her, this is to notify the University Management of
my proposed visit on to engage with students and
lecturers on the education fund and other opportunities for the academic community.
“The visit will, among other things, shed light on the education fund’s
objectives, eligibility criteria, and application process.
“It will also spotlight
government programmes and initiatives which support education, research and
Innovation.
“It will also explore potential collaborations between the university and government agencies,” she said.
Nweze urged all universities in the Southeast to mobilise and send their representative including management, staff and student bodies to NAU for the programme.
