Graduate of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro Travels Abroad on German Government Scholarship For Masters

Graduate of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro Travels Abroad on German Government Scholarship For Masters

  • A Nigerian man applied for the German Government Scholarship and he received sponsorship to study abroad
  • The man first studied at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro before moving to the University of Ilorin to study urban and regional planning
  • He said he briefly worked in Nigeria before moving to Germany to continue his studies at the masters degree level

A Nigeria man got a scholarship, and he has moved to Germany to further his education.

The man applied for the German Government scholarship, and his application was successful.

Graduate of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro.
The man bagged a scholarship to study in Germany. Photo: Facebook/Legit.ng and Getty Images/Aaron Foster.
Source: UGC

Before travelling abroad, the man had studied at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro.

He also bagged a degree from the University of Ilorin before applying for the German Government scholarship.

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Man who got German Government Scholarship shares experience

The man said his relocation to Germany has positively affected his life. He spoke in a video interview with Legit.ng.

He noted that right after his graduation from the University of Ilorin, he started applying for scholarships abroad.

When the man arrived in Germany, he had to learn the Dutch language for two months before he commenced his studies.

According to him, his first stipend as a student under the German Government scholarship was around 1500 Euros (about N2.6 million today).

Watch the video below:

Another students gets scholarship

Meanwhile, A Nigerian student got a fully funded masters scholarship to study in the USA despite having only a Higher National Diploma, HND.

Omokhoya Sunday possesses an HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, which he bagged from the Federal Polytechnic, Offa.

Information obtained by Legit.ng shows that Sunday will be studying at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States.

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His story trended on social media and inspired a lot of people who also want to study abroad.

Brilliant student dies after getting scholarship

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian girl scored 9As in WAEC, but unfortunately, she died.

The girl, Chinecherem Promise Ibeh, also got a scholarship to study software engineering in the United Kingdom.

A burial flyer seen on several Facebook walls indicated that the girl was from the Umunneochi local government area of Abia state.

Source: Legit.ng

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