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CFP: The Future of Education 8th Edition, International Conference 2018, Italy

September 24, 2017
Conferences
The eight edition of The Future of Education aims to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice in the field of innovation for Education. The Conference brings together teachers, researchers, pra... Read More...

Should a Person Give Up on Career for the Sake of Family?

August 18, 2017
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Writers are invited to submit their entries for the periodic essay writing contest organized by EssayPro. Our main goal is to make students' lives better across the globe. This goes far beyond simply helping... Read More...

Master Scholarships at University of Lausanne in Switzerland, 2017

August 15, 2017
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The new UNIL Master Scholarships are available for students who have graduated from a foreign university and whose academic results are very good. Foreign students are eligible to apply for these scholarships. ... Read More...

Moore Institute Visiting Research Fellowships in Ireland, 2017

August 15, 2017
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The Moore Institute Visiting Research Fellowships is now available on offer for the period October 2017 – May 2018. EU citizens and other nationals are eligible to apply. The Fellowship Scheme is designed to... Read More...

Chris Argyris Scholarships in Organization Behavior, Greece 2017

August 15, 2017
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ALBA Graduate Business School is offering Chris Argyris Scholarship in Organization Behavior. There are two partial scholarships amounting to 50% of the tuition fees for the MSc in Strategic HRM Program. Thi... Read More...

Athenea3i Research Fellowships at University of Granada in Spain, 2017

August 14, 2017
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The University of Granada (UGR) is inviting applications for Athenea3i Research Fellowship Programme. Researchers of any nationalities are eligible to apply for this fellowship. Athenea3i is a research fello... Read More...

Cosmopolis Advanced International MA/PhD Scholarships in Netherlands, 2017

August 13, 2017
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The Institute for History is inviting applications for new research program: Cosmopolis Advanced, an initiative of the Institute for History at Leiden University (LU) in partnership with Universitas Gadjah Mada... Read More...

ACU Undergraduate Scholarship in Australia, 2017

August 13, 2017
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The Australian Catholic University is pleased to offer Catherine McAuley Scholarship to pursue any ACU undergraduate degree (except Theology). Australian and International students are eligible to apply for thi... Read More...

NASP PhD Scholarship in Political Science in Italy, 2017

August 13, 2017
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Applications are invited for Network for the Advancement of Social and Political Sciences (NASP) PhD Programme in Political Studies for the 2017-2018 academic year. Scholarships are open to Foreign students to ... Read More...

Gender and Medieval Studies Conference 2018: Gender, Identity, Iconography

August 9, 2017
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The glittering beauty of the Alfred Jewel, the rich illustration of the Lindisfarne Gospels, the dominating Great West Window of York Minster, the intricate embroidery of the Bayeux Tapestry, the luminous Maest... Read More...

Government of Hong Kong Scholarships for English Teachers, 2017-2018

August 7, 2017
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The Government of Hong Kong is offering Scholarships for Prospective English Teachers for the academic year 2017-2018. Each local student will be awarded HK$50,000 per year and each non-local student, HK$80,000... Read More...

AAUW’s International Fellowship program 2017

August 3, 2017
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AAUW’s International Fellowship program has been in existence since 1917. The program provides support for women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States who are not U.S. citizens ... Read More...
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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.

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