Under the EU-funded Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme, six Nigerian universities, including UNILAG and UNN, are set to receive €1.8 million each. This funding aims to support projects focused on cultivating high-level green and digital skills.
Grant Announcement at Global Gateway High-Level Event
Folosade Boriwo, Director of Press & Public Relations at the Ministry of Education, revealed the grant allocation following an agreement signed by Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, during the Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education in Brussels, Belgium.
Nigerian Universities Among Beneficiaries
These universities are part of 15 Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme Projects funded by the EU, totaling €27 million under the flagship Youth Mobility for Africa initiative. Among the projects are:
- CB4EE and GREEN STEM projects at UNILAG
- CREATE-Green Africa project at the University of Port-Harcourt
- GENES II and ORPHAN projects at Ebonyi State University
- HCE Solutions project at the Federal University of Technology and the University of Nigeria
Aim of the Projects
The projects aim to enhance learning mobility opportunities for students, trainees, and staff across the continent, with a focus on developing high-level green and digital skills.
Launch of Africa-Europe Youth Academy
At the same event, EU Commissioner for International Partnership, Commissioner Urpilainen, introduced the Africa-Europe Youth Academy. This initiative, part of the Youth Action Plan in EU external relations, seeks to facilitate formal and informal learning and exchanges, fostering leadership skills and networks between African and European youth.
Regional Team Europe Initiative
Nigeria will also benefit from the regional Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-Driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa. Launched recently, this initiative aims to align vocational training programs with employment opportunities generated by Global Gateway investments, further advancing skill development in Nigeria and across Africa.
Source: Nairametrics