USM- TETFund Nigeria Virtual MOU Signing
PENANG, JUNE 13 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has entered into a partnership with Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) from Nigeria to provide access to quality higher education for TETFund sponsored lecturers by providing scholarships to Nigerian Scholars studying in USM.
The partnership was sealed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in a ceremony earlier today at the Division of Academic and International Meeting Room, Level 2, USM Chancellory Building.
Through this MoU, scholarships offered to lecturers from Nigeria through the TETFund will be for studies in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with other disciplines will be decided by TETFund from time to time.
Signing on behalf USM was the International Strategy Coordinator, Division of Academic and International representing USM Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. Hazizan Md. Akil and on behalf of TETFund was its Director, Academic Staff Training and Development, Mr. Adamu Abubakar.