UK institution launches £500k scholarship tour, establishes entrepreneurship platform

Media reports reveal that Coventry University yesterday launched a £500,000 scholarship offer for international students and announced the establishment of the Africa Institute for Transformational Entrepreneurship (AITE), which aims to boost socio-economic development across Africa.

The announcements follows the university’s vice-chancellor and CEO, Professor John Latham's visit to Abuja to meet with Coventry’s alumni in Nigeria and explore ways to continue building links between Coventry University and Africa.

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In addition to announcing the scholarship awards, Professor Latham will also raise awareness of the new AITE, which seeks to promote transformational entrepreneurship in Africa through education, research and practice-based activity.

“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 Prof. John Latham, according to Innovation Village.

According to reports, Coventry University is looking to contribute to all areas of Africa’s development as a founding member of AITE. Coventry University will run a collaborative programme of education, research and practice-based activity, in collaboration with partners, the AAU and the British Council.