Competition

BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition 2018

December 30, 2017

Now in its fifth year, BigPicture encourages photographers from around the world to contribute their work to this competition that will both celebrate and illustrate the rich diversity of life on Earth, and ins... Read More...

UNESCO Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2018 for young photojournalists

December 25, 2017

Competition

The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33 years old. It is Russia’s only platform for discovering new photojournalists and for allowing... Read More...

DStv Eutelsat Star Essay and Poster Competition, 2018

December 13, 2017

Competition

The DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, which are a product of a partnership between Eutelsat and MultiChoice Africa, aim to stimulate interest in science and technology and to inspire innovative thinking among second... Read More...

Apply Now – Cleantech Accelerator Programme in London 2018

December 10, 2017

Competition

The Climate-KIC Accelerator London is delivered by Imperial's Centre for Cleantech Innovation, in partnership with EIT Climate-KIC. It is an open-ended accelerator for climate positive technology and start-ups.... Read More...

International Competition Network (ICN/World Bank Group 2017/2018 Competition Advocacy Contest

December 9, 2017

Competition

Applications for the ICN/World Bank Group 2017 – 2018 Competition Advocacy Contest program are now being accepted The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce ... Read More...

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator 2018

December 9, 2017

Competition

Applications for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator 2018 programare now being accepted. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is inspiring and supporting new ideas, tools and ... Read More...

European Commission’s Horizon Prize

December 8, 2017

Competition

The European Commission’s Horizon Prize for Social Innovation will reward the best solutions for improving the travel mobility of older people: €1 000 000 will be awarded to the best solution and the four runne... Read More...

Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2018 for Students and Recent Grads

December 6, 2017

Competition

The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2018 is a worldwide search for early stage technology-enabled solutions and services that can enable economic development and/or benefit society and/or the environment.... Read More...

University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge entrepreneurship competition 2018

December 4, 2017

Competition

Applications for the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge 2018 program are now being accepted. An innovative entrepreneurship competition for high school students offering $100,000 in ... Read More...

Jarvee.com’s Essay Writing Competition for International Students, 2018

November 29, 2017

Competition

Jarvee.com is proud to announce an essay writing competition for everyone who’s willing to showcase his or her superb skills in critical and creative thinking. Take advantage of Jarvee.com’s Essay Writing Conte... Read More...

Commonwealth Class Short Story Writing Competition For Young Students 2018

November 26, 2017

Competition

Apply for the Commonwealth Class Short Story Writing Competition. The competition offers a unique opportunity for students to become part of the Commonwealth’s rich storytelling heritage and to be in with the c... Read More...

Call for Innovations: Sign On For Literacy Global Prize 2018

November 25, 2017

Competition

The All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development is now accepting submissions for the Sign On For Literacy Global Prize, a new competition to ensure all deaf children achieve literacy. The Sign On Fo... Read More...

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Nigeria, is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual.

He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he was a Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics) before his appointment as Vice Chancellor. 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, Prof. 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, Prof. Adedimeji had 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”, “New York Parrot” and “New Telegraph”, among others.

A versatile academic and award-winning scholar, Prof. 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, Prof. Adedimeji was the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, between 2013 and 2017. 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 Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

For years, he was a Coordinator and Facilitator 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 has also served as a resource person to agencies like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Institute for Security Studies as well as a number of Civil Society Organisations.

He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the International Chartered World Learned Society, 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 bodies like the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, Society for Peace Studies and Practice and World Institute for Peace, Prof. Adedimeji is a former Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and Member of the Executive Council of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He has written, co-written, edited and co-edited more than a dozen books.

Scholarships for Masters in Sustainability at United Nations University 2018

ESAN 36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE – Call for Papers

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for low and middle income countries)

AussieWritings Essay Writing Contest 2018

BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition 2018

UNESCO Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2018 for young photojournalists

DStv Eutelsat Star Essay and Poster Competition, 2018

Apply Now – Cleantech Accelerator Programme in London 2018

International Competition Network (ICN/World Bank Group 2017/2018 Competition Advocacy Contest

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator 2018

European Commission’s Horizon Prize

Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2018 for Students and Recent Grads

University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge entrepreneurship competition 2018

Jarvee.com’s Essay Writing Competition for International Students, 2018

Commonwealth Class Short Story Writing Competition For Young Students 2018

Call for Innovations: Sign On For Literacy Global Prize 2018