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Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarships

August 29, 2017
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The Chancellor’s International Scholarships are allocated annually via a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition and are open to all overseas students in any discipline offered at Warwick. Hos... Read More...

Edge Hill University Scholarships for International Students in UK, 2017

August 27, 2017
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The Edge Hill University Scholarships are open to full-time, overseas fee paying students. Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and master programme. The Edge Hill University is a campus-bas... Read More...

Refugee and Migrant Rights Photo Competition 2017

August 17, 2017
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A photograph can tell a thousand words. In this photo competition (organised jointly by the Human Rights Consortium and Refugee Law Initiative of the University of London as part of the Being Human Festival), w... Read More...

Dean’s International Excellence Awards: Humanities and Social Sciences, Glasgow, UK

August 11, 2017
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University of Strathclyde is delighted to announce Dean’s International Excellence Awards: Humanities and Social Sciences to study in UK. International students are eligible to apply for this award. The aim ... Read More...

Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships

August 10, 2017
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Every year, the Pershing Square Foundation awards up to five full scholarships to support outstanding students on the 1+1 MBA, covering both the Master’s degree and the MBA year. Host Institution(s): Said... Read More...

British Chevening Scholarships for International Students

August 9, 2017
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Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme offers awards to outstanding scholars wi... Read More...

Westminster International Scholarships for Postgraduate Students to Study in UK

July 16, 2017
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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...

Skoll MBA Scholarships at Said Business School, UK

July 14, 2017
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Said Business School MBA Degree Deadline: 29 Sept 2017/5 Jan 2018 Study in:  UK Brief description: The Skoll MBA Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students who pur... Read More...

THE QUEEN’S YOUNG LEADERS Awards 2017 for exceptional young people – Apply Now

July 5, 2017
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Applications to become a 2018 Queen’s Young Leader are open from 29th June – 21st August 2017. We’re looking to award exceptional young people who’ve proved themselves to be inspiring leaders in their commun... Read More...

About the Author

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.

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