Greetings,

I am very interested in doing Study Abroad at a University in Lagos or somewhere close by , Please anyone have any advice.

Some details about myself :

I am a Caribbean American female
I have visited Nigeria twice
I do have friends that are reliable
I am comfortable with the conditions, traditions, and way of life in Nigeria

Thanks Alot !!!

Dara,I think u need to go to unilag or maybe get ur nigerian friends to makE d inquire frm d university.its a rare question here on nairaland so u might nt get a lot of replies,bt there is notin like getting first hand information frm d school.goodluck!!!!

What discipline are you interested in?

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Beware of scammer(s).

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DaraAlina:

Greetings,

I am very interested in doing Study Abroad at a University in Lagos or somewhere close by , Please anyone have any advice.

Some details about myself :

I am a Caribbean American female
I have visited Nigeria twice
I do have friends that are reliable
I am comfortable with the conditions, traditions, and way of life in Nigeria

Thanks Alot !!!

This is bizarre. You have to work through your university in the US to see what programs qualify for study abroad in Nigeria
This is an example of a study abroad program that includes Nigeria. but it has to meet qualifications of your school and program department.
http://www.iiepassport.org/studypackages/african_languages_initiative_afli_program.aspx?returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.iiepassport.org%2fsearchlistings.aspx%3fcat1%3dAfrica%255c%252c%2bSouth%2bof%2bthe%2bSahara%252cNigeria


unless of course you want to do your entire uni in Nigeria (only God knows why ) then you only need to move to Naija and apply. but such a degree will be almost useless if you plan to return abroad.

Dara216:

Dara,I think u need to go to unilag or maybe get ur nigerian friends to makE d inquire frm d university.its a rare question here on nairaland so u might nt get a lot of replies,bt there is notin like getting first hand information frm d school.goodluck!!!!

Thanks Dara126, I tried to make inquiry from Unilag but no response and its actually my first choice, I will just keep on trying and ask one of my friends to stop by one day for me ,

otokx:

What discipline are you interested in?

otokx , Currently I am studying Dance and International affairs who separate degree programs

c.fours:


This is bizarre. You have to work through your university in the US to see what programs qualify for study abroad in Nigeria
This is an example of a study abroad program that includes Nigeria. but it has to meet qualifications of your school and program department.
http://www.iiepassport.org/studypackages/african_languages_initiative_afli_program.aspx?returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.iiepassport.org%2fsearchlistings.aspx%3fcat1%3dAfrica%255c%252c%2bSouth%2bof%2bthe%2bSahara%252cNigeria


unless of course you want to do your entire uni in Nigeria (only God knows why ) then you only need to move to Naija and apply. but such a degree will be almost useless if you plan to return abroad.

c.fours, The reason why I came here is to actually inquire from a another source because of the lack of study abroad programs taking place in Nigeria. Either most of the programs are non existent from one or both sides, And I actually said "Study Abroad" which means "short-term study" , If I wanted to be a matriculated student I would of asked about "prospective full-time admission",

well I don't know what to tell you other than you are really clueless about the whole study abroad process and need to schedule an appointment with the study abroad dept at your school.

These are the two main study abroad/student exchange sponsors that tend to be approved by many american universities.
http://www.ciee.org/
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/
none of them have a nigeria program. your closest bet is Ghana. check if your schools approves either of these organizations.

you calling UNILAG and posting inquiry on nairaland is just bizarre. unless you are trying to apply to a nigerian school independently as a fresh student. That is the only way your topic can make any sense.

c fours, A student can apply for study abroad independently as long as the student file for independent study at it's home institution, I have done it once already just because you have no experience in going through this process doesn't mean that I am clueless, plenty of students from my country have done research abroad alone , smdh, and getting information from a source just as this doesn't mean I have to believe it, it's called being observant and resourceful,

well then goodluck with that. since you have already done it before then i'm sure you should know how to do it again.

Be ready to spend 8 years on a 5 years course.

University of Ibadan,University of Lagos,Obafemi Awolowo University,University of Ilorin,Fed.University of Agriculture Abeokuta.These are great Universities that have been maintaining good reputation for long. But be aware like education in any other parts of the world,even the western world,Nigeria varsities have their own demerits; Mainly strike actions,lack of practical knowledge and facilities etc. but u go learn 4rm 9ja even outta citadel environ. everyday 4 9ja na lesson. That's why I studied 4rm primary level to tertiary institution till I decided to broaden my knowledge outta Nigeria shore,though still on d pursuit. Yet,coming back to 9ja to utilize d acquired skills. I wish u Good luck.
ciao

yorke:

Be ready to spend 8 years on a 5 years course.

true but you shouldnt stop there,

The high rate of mädnes$ is really on the rise. What happened to all the dancing schools in the US? Dnt harvard teaches intl.reltations? Indians,malaysians,chinese,russians r going to the Us,u nw cum to 9ja? south africa nko? is there bad? Nxt tin she wil want to study film nd acting in ds jungle,when the new york film academy s there.

For international affairs, UNILAG and IBADAN are pretty good.

oh i c.so wat u wanna do is a semester abroad?U shoulda made dat clear cos its virtually non existent in nigeria.
My advice is the whole issue could get complicated nd then there r the skool strikes dat jst come out of the blue
so ur semester abroad may bcom more than a semester but if u insist on Nigeria,do ur research well nd dnt get scammed!
Dance and international affairs as an actually course   dnt worry abt finding dat in nigeria cos u wnt.international affairs yes.
dance no!

^^
Lmao

DaraAlina:

c fours,   A student can apply for study abroad independently as long as the student file for independent study at it's home institution,  I have done it once already just because you have no experience in going through this process doesn't mean that I am clueless,  plenty of students from my country have done research abroad alone ,  smdh,  and getting information from a source just as this doesn't mean I have to believe it,  it's called being observant and resourceful,  

True!! Did you call/email? Calling will obviously be more effective.

truth be said, many of Nigerian university graduates are washing plates in Restaurants abroad(southafrica, senegal, gabon, angola, etc, the clever ones are doing yahoo yahoo in the UK, canada, US, Spain, etc, the lucky brilliant one are being forced to undergo another 2 to3yrs training before they can be employed abroad. i wonder what ur motives are. however you are welcome to naija. be sure that ur english speaking ability will be affected deeply after graduation. cheers.

I doubt any Nigerian university has a study-abroad program. Do you have on-the-ground Nigerian friends? If yes, then they are in the best position to help you do your initial research. You might be able to take some classes as an "exchange" student but I don't know how that process works and I have never met anyone that has done this in Nigeria.

I seriously considered study abroad programs in African countries ages ago and the only programs my undergrad school would approve were in Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. I ultimately decided to study in Paris (it was cheaper, more convenient and had a better selection of classes to satisfy requirements in all three of my majors). If you are looking for classes in Nigerian Dance, then Unilag or Yabatech might be good choices to explore. If you're looking to learn an African language, then your options are much broader, depending on what language you're interested in (of the Nigerian languages, Yoruba tends to have the strongest departments.)

Again, reach out to your on-the-ground friends in Nigeria and see if they can go make in-person inquiries at Unilag (most of these universities just aren't wired to respond efficiently to electronic/paper inquiries and it might be almost impossible to reach a knowledgeable administrator on the phone.) Otherwise, reach out to departments of African studies at US universities and see if any of the professors have any recommendations. African Studies is a small enough field that most of the professors in the field would know someone that has done some field work in Nigeria. Good luck!

Dara ur making a mistake (if u choose unilag) #enuffsaid

You need to have your head examined

@Moremi2008. Your advice was on point when you asked the op to either seek the help of the African laguage and History professors in the US( There are a lot of them in Ohio State University ) or find a friend to go meet the lecturer at home university. I am quite definite she would get a space

However, u are not correct if you think Nigeria University do not have partners for exchange programme abroad. I know this because I am a lecturer. There are provisions for these in most universities. Students don't just  take advantage partly because of finance and partly because of ignorance.

Recently, Delta state university, Uniport and Uniben have signed several partnership with Universities abroad for exchange. And these programmeS abound in unilag. Provisions roare laid down for it. Pay for it and u will get it. It's far easier to get into Nigeria school system than the reverse.

Again, unilag is a good school for dance. The Op may want to learn worldwide dances including Nigerian. So bad people just kill their country. Indian is worst than Nigeria o. Our one big problem is power!

you want to come to Africa for black <o<k? hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

it kool doe if u not a reading kind of person u cud choose lag or leadcity but if u wanna read full tym oau or ui cud do d magic,

Mayflowa:

@Moremi2008. Your advice was on point when you asked the op to either seek the help of the African laguage and History professors in the US( There are a lot of them in Ohio State University ) or find a friend to go meet the lecturer at home university. I am quite definite she would get a space

However, u are not correct if you think Nigeria University do not have partners for exchange programme abroad. I know this because I am a lecturer. There are provisions for these in most universities. Students don't just  take advantage partly because of finance and partly because of ignorance.

Recently, Delta state university, Uniport and Uniben have signed several partnership with Universities abroad for exchange. And these programmeS abound in unilag. Provisions roare laid down for it. Pay for it and u will get it. It's far easier to get into Nigeria school system than the reverse.

Again, unilag is a good school for dance. The Op may want to learn worldwide dances including Nigerian. So bad people just kill their country. Indian is worst than Nigeria o. Our one big problem is power!

Oga, your head is there, maybe you could help OP with the required information.

Gerrard59:

The high rate of mädnes$ is really on the rise. What happened to all the dancing schools in the US? Dnt harvard teaches intl.reltations? Indians,malaysians,chinese,russians r going to the Us,u nw precipitate to 9ja? south africa nko? is there bad? Nxt tin she wil want to study film nd acting in ds jungle,when the new york film academy s there.

Lets just hope she is not taught to write and compose grammar as appallingly as you do.

@ DaraAlina,

Whatever you do, do not pay any fees to anybody. Those rushing to give you their phone numbers and email address seem like hungry scammers.

You should consider University of Lagos, University of Ibadan and Obafemi Awolowo University. Those are the premier universities.

Definitely U're Welcome Dearie, Hope U're ready to Sort Our Lecturers With Money And the Other Side?

What Nonsense!!!

^^ Take It Or Leave It

Sagamite:

Lets just hope she is not taught to write and compose grammar as appallingly as you do.

@ DaraAlina,

Whatever you do, do not pay any fees to anybody. Those rushing to give you their phone numbers and email address seem like hungry scammers.

You should consider University of Lagos, University of Ibadan and Obafemi Awolowo University. Those are the premier universities.

I agree that she should consider these universities mentioned but they cannot all be premier universities as there can only be one premier university in the real sense of the word and that is the University of Ibadan.