Barau offers foreign postgraduate scholarships in AI, Forensic, Robotics Sciences
Senator Barau’s Foundation opens applications for postgraduate foreign scholarships in AI, Forensic, Robotics Sciences
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, through his foundation, the Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), has opened applications for postgraduate foreign scholarships in Artificial Intelligence, Forensic and Robotics Sciences.
SolaceBase reports that the Foundation was established to provide humanitarian, educational and empowerment across the country,
A statement issued by Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, on Sunday said Secretary of the Scholarship Committee of the BIJF, Dr. Maikudi Lawan, explained that the three fields are selected to provide specialised skills to the citizens.
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According to the statement, the scholarship program was conceived to promote academic excellence and support deserving individuals from the Kano North Senatorial District.
It said the applicants are to select from three programs: M.Tech. (Information Security & Cyber Forensic), M.Tech. (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning) and M.Tech. (Robotics Sciences).
‘’The foundation restricted the scholarship program to the three fields as part of efforts to contribute towards the country’s technological advancement,’’ the statement said.
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” We are raising the bar and offering postgraduate scholarships in these three specialised fields to provide the needed skills to our youths. On graduation, the beneficiaries will become professionals and experts in these fields, thus contributing to the technological advancement of our country,” he said.
It said the program is approximately 18 months, adding that the expected year of graduation is 2026.
The statement added that the deadline for the submission of the application is July 30, 2024.
It would be recalled that the Deputy President of the Senate had, on December 1, last year, announced his intention to offer postgraduate scholarships to indigent students from Kano North Senatorial District with First Class.
He made the pledge when he hosted the leadership of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) at the National Assembly. He said the students would be sponsored to study courses in Artificial Intelligence, Forensics and Robotics Sciences, among others, at postgraduate levels.
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