Coventry University, UK, has launched a £1 million scholarship offer for international students and announced the establishment of £500,000 Africa Institute for Transformational Entrepreneurship (AITE), which aims to boost socio-economic development across the African continent.
The announcement comes as the university’s vice-chancellor and CEO, John Latham, visits Abuja to meet with Coventry’s alumni in Nigeria and explore ways to continue building links between Coventry University and Africa.
In addition to highlighting the scholarship awards – which are detailed at www.coventry.ac.uk – Latham will raise awareness of the new AITE, which seeks to promote transformational entrepreneurship in Africa through education, research and practice-based activity. The institute has been established on the premise that African universities – through the promotion of enterprise and entrepreneurship – have a pivotal role to play in the overall development of Africa.
“African tertiary education should be designed to address the continent’s specific problems. Entrepreneurship-based education and research in Africa’s institutions of higher learning can help address the issues of unemployment and inequality for sustainable socio-economic growth in Africa,” said Latham
Coventry University aims to contribute to all areas of Africa’s development as a founding member of AITE. In collaboration with partners, the AAU and the British Council, Coventry University will run a collaborative programme of education, research and practice-based activity. AITE programmes will include interactive sessions, face-to-face workshops, research exchanges and online support channelled through its existing International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE).
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