I am always happy to see an internet site where meaningful and educative discussion goes on. I will like to contribute a bit to what T22 has spoken about. To become a lecturer with great zest one need an outstanding quality which is very vital in the western world. That quality is the constant widening of one's horizon. I mean constant reading and making of researches... Now concerning studying abroad nowadays, if one wants to studying abroad in English speaking countries one need to write a written test called international english language testing system (IELTS). Most universities in English speaking countries in Europe and America always demand for it as part of the requirement for admission. Check on the internet for more info about IELTS. Now the most pressing issue which made me comment is about writing an article. To write an article or a book demands a lot especially when you are doing it in the field of academic descipline. I will advise that whoever is interested in article writing should ensure that their well of knowledge is dug very deep. What I mean is that their should be enough research and reading done before one should embark on a serious academic article writing. What I myself am doing and I do advise those interested to do likewise is to take one year away from school settings and embark on a personal reading and researches in their respective field of study. This is necessary because it makes you well grounded and rooted in your descipline and you become a professor and a knowledge bank. Learn to always keep yourself abreast with the latest knowledge about your descipline. Finally, I advise that those who wish to study abroad should try schools that are renown in their respective academic field. And I also advise that those interested in studying abroad should solicite for scholarship of different kind. Because it is not cheap studying abroad. It is very expensive due to currency value. There are a lot of NGO's and corporate bodies and even Nigerian/ foreign companies do offer scholarship award. So any one interested should always browse the internet every month. Know thsi that scholarship awarding do close at specific period of the year. Scholarship can be awarded either by the school you wish to study or apply through the organizations that offer the opportunity. My friends who are good economi advise I study in Australia and canada due to easy job opportunity during the vacation or intellectual gymnastic. I am so happy once again to see nigerians interested in intellectual gymnastic. Let's rid our nation of wrong and bad habits of intellectual and educative laziness, and pleasure desire in our fellow young people. God bless our zest for studying..