University of Dundee Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Peace Obi
The University of Dundee, recently hosted a dinner party for its alumni from Nigeria as part of the activities marking the Scottish university’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Speaking at the ceremony, held recently, In Lagos, a Professor of International Family Law, School of Social Sciences, Peter McEleavy, said Nigeria was considered a destination for the institution’s alumni celebration because of the large number of its alumni from the country. He said Nigeria is such an important country that cannot be ignored noting that, “we have over 1000 alumni from Nigeria and most of them live in Lagos and we have 130 alumni who are coming here to celebrate the 50th anniversary with us. Those alumni are graduates from across many disciplines of the university, like Medicine, Healthcare, Architecture, Business, Accounting and Economics and Law; while the largest number of alumni come from the Centre for Energy Petroleum and Mineral Policy.”
Describing the institution as one with unique offerings and experience for its students, the Don said the institution which has its origin from St. Andrews University, is founded on a strong academic foundation, firmly routed on research.
“The institution ranks among the top 200 universities in the world and on the top list of the young universities in United Kingdom. The university has a very generous scholarship system for its international students. This year, we have our global excellence scholarship, which is available specifically for Nigerian students and 25 other scholarships to the value of four and half thousand pounds. Our tuition fees are particularly affordable and attractive, “he said.
McEleavy said aspiring students have nothing to fear about Britain’s move to exit European Union, adding, “regardless of what happens in the future after Brexit, I think Scotland will remain because of the nature of its people and its institutions. Its universities will remain open, inclusive and welcoming place for our overseas students, and so our leaders in higher education system are determined to ensure that that remains the case.”
The institution’s Senior international Officer, Fahd Asif said University of Dundee is a comprehensive institution firmly rooted in the Scottish higher education sector and forward looking in its approach; adding that since its take off in 1967, it has gone from strength to strength when it comes to its international impact. “As an institution that attracts a lot of international students, it has among others three unique distinguishing qualities. What makes it different is the fact that we offer a wide range of programmes but at the same time, there is a lot of inter-discipline work that goes around. So, when students are studying with us, they have to work across different disciplines in terms of academic treat and they get a different kind of approach.”