Education: Nigeria, Ukraine Meet On Bilateral Relationship

Nigeria: In a bid to boost the nation’s educational system through foreign educational institutions, the Nigerian and Ukrainian governments met in Abuja to discuss modalities of developing bilateral relationship between both countries.

The federal ministry of Education scheduled the expert meeting with the Ukrainian counterparts and heads of prominent universities to intensify talks on cooperation and signing of agreements with focus on Ukranian experience.

Hosting a delegation of Ukraine Embassy in Nigeria together with Ukrainian Center for Foreign Education and representatives of higher education, minister of the state for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who welcome the delegation, said the signing of the bilateral agreement is a mandatory step and all necessary arrangements should be done on or before the end of the year.

Hosting a delegation of Ukraine Embassy in Nigeria together with Ukrainian Center for Foreign Education and representatives of higher education, minister of the state for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who welcome the delegation, said the signing of the bilateral agreement is a mandatory step and all necessary arrangements should be done on or before the end of the year.

For the moment, more than 76.5 thousand international students attend higher education institutions in Ukraine. Importantly,

Nigeria ranks 5th in the list of countries of origin of foreign students.

He said Ukraine has been adopting the best practices and experience of European countries in the field of vocational education and training.

SOURCE: LEADERSHIP