OPPORTUNITIES

YIAGA/NED Organizing for Policy Advocacy & Civic Engagement’ Youth Organizing School 2017

July 10, 2017

The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA) announces the call for applications from young people between the ages of 18 – 30 years for the fifth season of ‘Organizing for Policy Advocac... Read More...

DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development – Related Postgraduate Courses

July 9, 2017

Scholarship

DAAD Masters/PhD Degree Deadline: Aug-Oct 2017 (annual) Study in: Germany Brief description: The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides scholarships in Germany for internationa... Read More...

Fully Funded Trust Conference Scholarship Programme 2017

July 9, 2017

Conferences

The Trust Conference Scholarship Programme funds frontline activists and human rights defenders from across the world to attend the annual conference. In 2016, we received applications from 90 countries and sel... Read More...

NNPC National Quiz Competition 2017

July 9, 2017

Competition

Objectives of the Competition: To implement a core element of NNPC Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) package. To promote Science education in the country. To encourage students in the study of Sc... Read More...

Win £15,000 and other prizes in the upcoming Etisalat Prize for Literature, 2018

July 8, 2017

Awards, Competition

The #EtisalatPrizeforLiterature celebrates new writers of African citizenship whose first fiction book (over 30,000 words) was published in the last twenty-four (24) months. For the purposes of this definition,... Read More...

15 International PhD Scholarships at University of Limoges in France, 2017

July 8, 2017

Scholarship

The University of Limoges is recruiting 15 international PhD students for the program that will start in October 2017. Students will be trained as European experts in the Advanced Thermomechanical multiscale mo... Read More...

NIPOST Logo Redesign Competition 2017

July 8, 2017

Competition

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST); Nigeria’s foremost provider of affordable, reliable and efficient postal service has opened the call for entries from Nigeria’s young, creative graphic designers to partici... Read More...

2017 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security In Geneva

July 7, 2017

Awards

In 2015, under the umbrella of its Creativity and Innovation Initiative, the GCSP and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme established a prize in order to recognise deserving individuals or organisation... Read More...

All Expenses Paid CCMP Journalism Fellowships 2017 – Apply Now!

July 7, 2017

Fellowships

The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) led by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is pleased to announce Fellowship opportunities for journalists to attend the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to th... Read More...

Harvard International Security Conference 2017

July 7, 2017

Conferences

Application Deadline: September 5, 2017 Applications should be submitted through the online platform. The conference is designed to provide doctoral students with feedback on their research from peers and... Read More...

Call for Participants: African Youth Leadership Summit 2017, Morocco

July 6, 2017

Conferences

Applicants are invited to participate at the African Youth Leadership Summit 2017 in Morocco. The Three-days African Youth Leadership Summit focuses on the core challenges encountered by youth leaders. AYLS ... Read More...

Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentship (MIPS) in Australia, 2018

July 6, 2017

Scholarship

Murdoch University is awarding Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentships (MIPS). These studentships are available to undertake the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Education (EdD) in are... 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 in English from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin. He started his academic career 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, research writing and peace studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP), UNESCO’s 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 the research awards and 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, he has attended academic conferences and undertaken research across universities in several parts of Nigeria as well as Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America. His hundreds of academic and general 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 has been the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, since 2013. 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 has 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, the Nigerian Defence Academy, 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 Council of the English Scholars Association of Nigeria. He is also a member of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) and Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria (FAAN).

Fully Funded American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship for International Students, 2017/2018

Global Climate Law and Governance Student Essay Competition 2017

International Leader of Tomorrow Award 2018 at The University of British Columbia

ENS International Selection Scholarships 2018 in PARIS

CFP: In Search of the Hero(es) within the Genre and Beyond

Nigerian Agip Oil Company Tertiary Scholarship Scheme 2017

CFP: International Conference Culture in/and Academia: Culture between Aesthetics, Praxis, and Politics

YIAGA/NED Organizing for Policy Advocacy & Civic Engagement’ Youth Organizing School 2017

DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development – Related Postgraduate Courses

Fully Funded Trust Conference Scholarship Programme 2017

NNPC National Quiz Competition 2017

Win £15,000 and other prizes in the upcoming Etisalat Prize for Literature, 2018

15 International PhD Scholarships at University of Limoges in France, 2017

NIPOST Logo Redesign Competition 2017

2017 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security In Geneva

All Expenses Paid CCMP Journalism Fellowships 2017 – Apply Now!

Harvard International Security Conference 2017

Call for Participants: African Youth Leadership Summit 2017, Morocco

Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentship (MIPS) in Australia, 2018

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