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University of Wollongong International Students – HDR Scholarships in Australia, 2018

September 1, 2017
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The University of Wollongong offers a range of research scholarships and awards to eligible international higher degree research students. Both domestic and international students can apply for these scholarshi... Read More...

Gates Cambridge Scholarships for International Students

August 24, 2017
Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are one of the most prestigious international scholarships in the world. Scholarships are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time p... Read More...

Fully Funded: Summer Research Program at Australian National University

August 6, 2017
Fellowships, Scholarship
The Summer Research Program at ANU is an exceptional research opportunity for undergraduate students, providing insight into what studying Honours or a postgraduate research degree is all about. For scholars... Read More...

WHO/TDR International Postgraduate Scholarship for MPH – Call for Applications for 2018-2019

August 2, 2017
Scholarship
The James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) at BRAC University in Dhaka is inviting applications for WHO/TDR International Postgraduate Scholarship for Masters of Public Health for 2018-2019 academic ye... Read More...

Jim Ellert MBA Scholarship at IMD

August 1, 2017
Scholarship
Jim Ellert MBA Scholarships are intended to attract students from Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and the South-Eastern Asian Peninsula who wish to pursue an MBA Degree at IMD. Host Institution(s): I... Read More...

International Physician Scholarship in USA, 2017

July 30, 2017
Scholarship
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine organise International Physician Scholarship in the USA. Eligible physicians must permanently reside in low and middle-income countries as defined by World Ba... Read More...

Canada Postdoctoral Research Scholarship in Natural Resources for International Students, 2017

July 28, 2017
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Natural Resources Canada, in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Defence Research and Development Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission are delighted to offer Postdoctoral Research Scholarsh... Read More...

2017 Marie Curie Actions PhD Fellowships for International Applicants at University of Macerata, Italy

July 21, 2017
Scholarship
Applications are invited for Marie Curie actions PhD fellowships for International Applicants at University of Macerata (UNIMC). These fellowship projects are funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 researc... Read More...

Postgraduate Scholarship of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Germany, 2017

July 18, 2017
Scholarship
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation is pleased to offer up to 40 Postgraduate Scholarship to the students of developing countries. These scholarships are available to pursue PhD in all academic subjects. The aim ... Read More...

Win $2500 in Benjamin Bloom Scholarship Program Essay Competition 2017

July 17, 2017
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Psychiatrist Dr. Benjamin Bloom was known for his contribution towards cognitive learning and he devised a taxonomy named ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy’ which helps students to approach any assignment or essay in a cogniti... Read More...

Domus Academy Masters Scholarships for International Students in Italy, 2017

July 17, 2017
Scholarship
The new Domus Academy Scholarships are now available for Masters Programme starting in January 2018. International students are eligible to apply for this scholarship program. Each competition will award the... Read More...

Westminster International Scholarships for Postgraduate Students to Study in UK

July 16, 2017
Scholarship
The University of Westminster offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional / short courses as well as world leading research. The Westminster International Postgraduate Scholarships ar... 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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