Aptech Learning, an IT training institute, has announced that as part of its route to an affordable international degree program, Nigerian students seeking admission to UK universities will be eligible for a 50% scholarship.
This was revealed at the recent 16th edition of Aptech Career Quest, which was organised in collaboration with Middlesex University London and Middlesex University Dubai. According to Aptech, four Nigerian students would receive a scholarship worth N16 million, totalling N76 million, to attend Middlesex University London and its Dubai campus.
Seetam Thakuri, Aptech’s assistant vice president of international business, stated that Career Quest delivers comprehensive information on UK and Dubai degrees and their benefits to Nigerian students.
According to him, almost 5000 students attend the expo each year, providing a firsthand look at the Aptech-Middlesex University route into UK university study. “We have collaborated with the best universities in the world for the benefit of our students. Aptech enables students to get an international degree via Credit Transfer Facility (CTF).
Speaking about the purpose of the partnership with Middlesex University, Thakuri stated that Aptech’s principal goal is to empower students with UK degree qualifications after only one year of study in London, UK. “The idea is to offer the students an international degree which gives them a competitive advantage.”
Yetunde Popoola, business development manager, West Africa, Middlesex University, London, explained that partnership helps students to transfer their credits from Aptech with a top up program at Middlesex.
“So, when they’re done with their diploma, they can come up to Middlesex to get their BSc degree. This then means they do their top up so they can get their BSc degree from either our London campus or Dubai campus. It’s a good one for Nigeria because we have a lot of bright minds that are doing this program,” Popoola said.
Rakesh Ram, partnership and outreach manager at Middlesex University in Dubai, stated that the partnership enables the university to nurture and enhance the skill sets of Nigerian students through an internationally recognised degree.