Lancaster University is ranked among the top ten universities in the UK according to The Guardian, Complete University Guide and Times League tables. We are also in the top 1% of universities in the world.
We will be holding one-on-one counselling sessions in Abuja and Lagos. Please take advantage of this opportunity to make all your enquiries, find out about living and studying in Lancaster, confirm issues with respect to your offers, application or deferral, etc. We will also hold free visa counselling sessions for all offer holders.

Jamie Vegad and Nom Habu, will be visiting Abuja and Lagos to carry out counselling sessions to discuss options of taking your career to the next level. http:///sa3uQR

Abuja
Wednesday, 9th November 2011
10 – 4 pm
British Council Plot
3645 IBB Way,
Maitaima,
Abuja

Lagos
Thursday, 10th November 2011
10 – 4 pm
Lancaster University Nigeria Regional Office
First Business Alliance Suites
2nd Floor Plot 5
Chief Yesufu Abiodun Street Off Ligali Ayorinde Street
Adjacent City of David Church
Oniru
Victoria Island, Lagos

Nom Habu is the Regional Officer of Lancaster University based in Nigeria. Feel free to contact me for more information [email]n.habu@lancaster.ac.uk[/email].

Nigerian writer Bode Asiyanbi has won the 2011 BBC African Performance playwriting competition.
Bode is studying on the Lancaster University Distance Learning MA in Creative Writing and he is a recipient of an International Scholarship for 2010-12.
It is the second time he has won the accolade - he was selected as the winner in 2005.

This year's winning play, Shattered, addresses the subject of rape, exposing in a powerful way the silence that often surrounds this crime.
This year's judge, Ugandan American actor and writer Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, said: "Shattered, for me, was the most layered story technically speaking and the most suspenseful. It dealt with a theme that is being wrestled with not just on the African continent but globally, and it did it in a way that shed light and heart on what is a complex issue."

For more information on this and an opportunity to study at Lancaster University (www.lancs.ac.uk) please contact us in Abuja and Lagos as follows:

Abuja
Wednesday, 9th November 2011
10 – 4 pm
British Council Plot
3645 IBB Way,
Maitaima,
Abuja

Lagos
Thursday, 10th November 2011
10 – 4 pm
Lancaster University Nigeria Regional Office
First Business Alliance Suites
2nd Floor Plot 5
Chief Yesufu Abiodun Street Off Ligali Ayorinde Street
Adjacent City of David Church
Oniru
Victoria Island, Lagos

Nom Habu is the Regional Officer for Lancaster university based in Lagos, Nigeria. To book for a session, please contact [email]n.habu@lancaster.ac.uk[/email].

Global recognition of Lancaster University’s quality comes with a ranking of 131 in The Times Higher Education World Rankings published in October 2011. In international tables, Lancaster consistently ranks in the top one per cent of universities.

The THE World Rankings also place Lancaster 44th in the world for arts and humanities subjects and 45th in the world for its international outlook, which looks at the proportion of overseas students and staff as well as the proportion of research papers published with international co-authors.

This latest global ranking follows top ten positions for Lancaster in all the major UK university league tables.
Lancaster was singled out for its high levels of graduate employment in The Sunday Times University Guide 2012. Its appeal is also enhanced by an outstanding teaching and research record, good enough to rank it consistently in the top 20 nationally.”

Results of the National Student Survey 2011 revealed that Lancaster students are more satisfied with their course than the average UK student. Overall, 88 per cent of final year students at Lancaster say they were satisfied with their course compared with a UK average of 83 per cent.
For more information, please meet us in Abuja and Lagos (see details below) and you can also visit our website www.lancs.ac.uk.

Abuja
Wednesday, 9th November 2011
10 – 4 pm
British Council Plot
3645 IBB Way,
Maitaima,
Abuja

Lagos
Thursday, 10th November 2011
10 – 4 pm
Lancaster University Nigeria Regional Office
First Business Alliance Suites
2nd Floor Plot 5
Chief Yesufu Abiodun Street Off Ligali Ayorinde Street
Adjacent City of David Church
Oniru
Victoria Island, Lagos

Nom Habu is the Regional Officer of Lancaster University based in Nigeria. Feel free to contact me for more information [email]n.habu@lancaster.ac.uk[/email]

More than 2.8 million students were enrolled in higher education institutions outside their countries of citizenship in 2007(UNESCO, 2009). It is generally accepted fact that education drives development in individuals and in the society as a whole. This must have also contributed to the huge growth in the number of young persons who leave Nigeria in pursuit of various qualifications. Unofficial sources estimate that about 50,000 young Nigerians leave the shores of the country in pursuit of various degree programmes annually. This of course is currently the exclusivity of those who can afford the luxury of such education and a very few lucky ones who have been able to secure one form of funding or the other. Studying abroad is referred to as expensive while others refer to it as value for money especially if you make the right decisions. Available estimates show that Australia is the most expensive study destination in terms of tuition fees with a minimum of £11,731 per year followed by the US (£9,385), UK (£8,000) and then other countries follow suit. The more affordable countries remain China with a minimum of £1,696, Malaysia (£937) and other parts of Africa.

Following the high cost involved, students need to take a lot of things into consideration before deciding on acquiring an international degree. I will try to look into some of these issues briefly in the following paragraphs below. In the first place, you have to consider your career path and the relevance of your degree to your future plans. You might want to first of all research what you are currently doing, your previous study versus future opportunities. You basically should consider the employability and career progression of the chosen course of study.

Some questions you might want to consider include: Are you going for a completely new field or a related field from your previous study or work experience? Do you have the minimum qualification required for the course? Is there an access course to make up for any deficiency? What do graduates of your intended course proceed to study? Do you know alumni that you can talk to find out if that is really what you want to study? You look at the places where the graduates of the course proceed to study if that is what you really want in life.

One ambition some secretly consider is the possibility of migrating to a new country after the qualification especially with the hope for greater opportunities. In such cases you might want to look at what skills are required in the target country. You might want to look at the government’s policy with respect to foreigners working in those countries. This is very much in line as graduate mobility is one of the advantages of acquiring an internationally recognised degree. UNESCO reports that eleven countries hosted 71% of the world’s mobile students, led by the United States with 21.3%. A proportion of these students migrate to other countries, some stay back to work in the study destination and acquire experience while others return to their home countries.

The next thing you will want to consider is the institutions that have the course and the ranking of the institution. There are various websites which help with this. Some are global while others provide specific information. Some students will always aim for the ‘top universities’, Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford, etc. Times Higher Education provides a global ranking of world universities even according to subjects and regions while Complete University Guide provides an in-depth analysis to help you choose a UK university. This will prove to be a good resource once you have identified your chosen course and country of study or vice versa. While all these are going on you try to keep an eye on the cost and the requirements for entry into such countries versus your resources. Education counsellors or agents as you may prefer to call them are usually handy to provide this information. The internet is and will always be a good source of information to help you in making this life changing decision.

While there may not be an optimum option, it is advisable to choose a course that you enjoy and you are genuinely interested in studying. A course that meets your future plans and where you know you can excel. You should choose a destination that will meet your budget and future plans. You might want to wait a few more years and save more money to meet your choice and also make proper research on funding opportunities which are available and always competitive. You should also bear it in mind that even a Harvard degree doesn’t automatically translate into money, it is what you do with it at the end of the day that matters most.

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