News: German Institute To Offer Scholarships To Nigerian Youths - ICD

Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) - The Berlin-based Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) has concluded arrangements to launch an international programme to support Nigerian youths.

The Institute made the disclosure in a statement issued by Mr Dickson Omorigie, its Country Representative, made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday. The statement quoted Omorigie as saying that the programme would be within the framework of enabling greater access to educational and professional development opportunities.

He said the development opportunities would include financial scholarships for more Nigerians.
He added that the organisation would officially launch the programme during an international conference scheduled to hold in Abuja in September 2014.

The country representative stated, "in the framework of this programme to support Nigerian youths, the ICD will enable access to higher education opportunities and university programmes for thousands of Nigerians in Europe. "It will also open an international career centre in Abuja and Berlin where Nigerian citizens will be able to receive professional support and information, as well as job opportunities."

Omorigie said that the organisation would offer free training courses for young Nigerian professionals both domestically and in Europe.

According to the statement, the training will be dedicated to providing the participants with professional development skills and strategies for professional success both at home and abroad.

"Since 2011, the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy successfully developed BA, MA and PhD graduate programmes to students from around the world. "The programmes were co-developed with Furtwangen University, the University of Bucharest, the University of Siena, the University of Mauritius and BabesBolyai University.

"The programmes were the first ever academic programmes to be offered in the world in the field of cultural diplomacy."

ICD is an international non-profit, nongovernmental organisation founded in 1999 with headquarters in Berlin, Germany and the U.S.A. Its ultimate goal is to promote global peace and stability by strengthening and supporting intercultural relations at all levels.

Source: Hallmark