OPPORTUNITIES

(Fully-Funded) OSISA Scholarships for African Women Media Leaders

November 4, 2017

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), an African institution committed to the creation of open societies through support for democracy, human rights and good governance, invites applications ... Read More...

Hearst Journalism Fellowship Programme 2018, USA

November 4, 2017

Fellowships

If you have the skills, passion and determination to be a journalist of the future – a trained professional who knows a good story and who has the talent and confidence to tell it in a way that best imparts its... Read More...

The Social Inclusion Heroes – World Bank Sponsored Writing Competition

November 4, 2017

Essay Competition

The World Bank’s Africa Region and its Social Development Department are launching a Story Competition to identify positive role models for African youth that illustrate a #AfricaCAN spirit. Its primary purp... Read More...

CFP: Fraud and Forgery in Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century

November 3, 2017

Call for papers

Literature from the long nineteenth century abounds in acts of fraud and forgery, whose far-reaching implications captured the popular imagination during this period of rapid economic development and offered ... Read More...

ASAUK 2018 Conference: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN AFRICA

November 3, 2017

Conferences

The ASAUK 2018 conference (11-13 September 2018, University of Birmingham, UK) celebrates the diversity and interdisciplinarity of the study of Africa. To build networks among scholars interested in sim... Read More...

Top 32 Websites To Download Free EBooks For Avid Readers

November 3, 2017

Training

Harry S. Truman said, “not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” They say that books are one’s best friend, and with one in their hand they become oblivious to the world. While With advanc... Read More...

‘Rethinking Transformation’ – International Conference, Spain

November 3, 2017

Conferences

The question of transformation is a fundamental and topical one in the history of philosophy generally and post-Kantian philosophy specifically. Whether thought politically to determine how to... Read More...

Fully Funded Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship and Leadership Programme at Oxford University

November 2, 2017

Scholarship

The Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme supports outstanding students from transition and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America to pursue a graduate degree at Ox... Read More...

10 Important Steps to Follow in Writing a Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Application

November 2, 2017

Training

According to Stephanie Echeveste, there are certain steps to follow in writing an acceptable statement of purpose for application to graduate schools. It requires a fair amount of direction to successfully c... Read More...

15 Best Online Tools Recommended For Academic Research

November 2, 2017

Training

Technologies are in education trends today, and dozens of tools and resources have been designed to help students deal with study. As far as academic research is the integral part of every education process, ma... Read More...

International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences, Singapore 2018

November 1, 2017

Conferences

We are pleased to announce that International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences (ISBSS) will be held at Singapore on August 28-30, 2018. ISBSS is an international platform for scholars, researchers and ... Read More...

Fully Funded Research Fellowship in Japan for developing countries

November 1, 2017

Fellowships

This is the fellowship for students who have already returned back to home country after finishing degree in Japan. Moreover, they are also those who are currently active in education, academic research or publ... Read More...

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Dr Mahfouz A. Adedimeji is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, language specialist, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual. He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he is an Associate Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics). He started his academic career in 2000 at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, shortly after which he joined the services of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin.
A man of eclectic academic background, Dr Adedimeji was educated in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Markaz Shabaabil Islam, Iwo, Osun State and Markaz Ta’aleemil Araby, Agege, Lagos. He obtained advanced training in Education, Political Science, Communication and Media, Research and Peace Studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP); the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa (VIHEAF); Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Apart from serving as a cultural ambassador to the US under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, Dr Adedimeji has won or co-won the research and conference awards/grants of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of the National Research Council, Nigeria, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). He has written extensively for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals including “Unilorin Bulletin”, “Unilorin Watch”, “DeLight”, “National Pilot”, “Daily Independent”, “Newswatch Times” and “New Telegraph”, among others.
A versatile academic, Associate Professor Adedimeji has attended academic conferences and undertaken research in several universities across Nigeria as well as in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America, among others. His hundreds of academic, Islamic and general/opinion articles have been published across outlets in Nigeria and beyond. He has also facilitated and participated in seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally.
A former Deputy Director/ Head of the Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Dr Adedimeji is the immediate past Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin. Apart from serving as Rappouteur-General to the Presidential Committee that organised the 2017 Federal Executive Council’s Retreat on Education in Nigeria, he has consulted for the Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). For years, he had been a Coordinator of the Executive Management Course of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) and Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Peace, Security and Development”, University of Ilorin.
He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the American Biographical Institute, National Congress of Nigerian Students (NACONS), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin, the Nigerian Army Education Corps, Postgraduate Students Association, UNILORIN, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), UNILORIN, Students’ Union, UNILORIN, and National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), just to mention a few.
A Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, and Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), Dr Adedimeji is a Member of the Executive Councils of both the University of Ilorin Alumni Association and English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He is also a Fellow of both the Society for Peace Studies and Practice and World Institute for Peace and he is a member of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria and the Association of Nigerian Authors, among others. He has written, co-written, edited and co-edited about a dozen books.

CFP: “Intersections of Resistance in the Space Between, 1914-1945”

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for low and middle income countries)

AussieWritings Essay Writing Contest 2018

BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition 2018

(Fully-Funded) OSISA Scholarships for African Women Media Leaders

Hearst Journalism Fellowship Programme 2018, USA

The Social Inclusion Heroes – World Bank Sponsored Writing Competition

CFP: Fraud and Forgery in Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century

ASAUK 2018 Conference: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN AFRICA

Top 32 Websites To Download Free EBooks For Avid Readers

‘Rethinking Transformation’ – International Conference, Spain

Fully Funded Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship and Leadership Programme at Oxford University

10 Important Steps to Follow in Writing a Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Application

15 Best Online Tools Recommended For Academic Research

International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences, Singapore 2018

Fully Funded Research Fellowship in Japan for developing countries