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POSTGRADUATE ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMISSION INTO BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI.

Benue State University invites qualified prospective postgraduate applicant for her 2013/14 academic session in various postgraduate programmes leading to the award of postgraduate diploma, Masters and PhD degrees of Benue State University.

Admission Requirements
i.) Postgraduate applicants must
in the first instance, possess qualifications for an award of a first degree of
the Benue State University (i.e five (5) ordinary level credit passes including
English Language, Mathematics (where applicable)).

ii.) Masters
Degree Programmes (M.Sc, M.A and M.Ed)
Postgraduate applicants must posses in
addition to (i) above, a first relevant degree with a minimum of Second Class
Lower Division from Benue State University or any University recognized by the
Senate of Benue State University.

iii.) Doctor of Philosophy
Programmes (PhD)
Candidates in addition to (i & ii) above, must
have a good Masters Degree with a CGPA of not less than 3.50 or ‘B’ grade from
Benue State University or any University recognized by the Senate of Benue State
University.
General Regulations

  • All programmes begin with Course Work and end at Project for Postgraduate
    Diploma or Dissertation and Thesis for Masters and Ph.D. degrees respectively.
    The duration of Degree/Diploma programmes are as follows:                                                                                                               -Postgraduate Diploma programmes shall be of one year minimum and two years
    maximum duration. -Masters Degree programmes shall normally be of one academic year minimum
    duration for full-time and two years for part-time candidates. The duration
    shall not normally exceed two years for full-time and three years for part-time
    candidates.                                                                                           -Doctorate Degree programmes shall normally be of three years minimum
    duration ,for full-time and five years for part-time candidates. The duration
    shall not exceed five years for full-time and seven years for part-time
    candidates.
  • Note: Applicants must request their previous institutions to forward their
    Academic Transcripts to The Secretary, Postgraduate School, Benue State
    University, Makurdi.

Application Closing Date9th
August, 2013
Method Of Application

  • Applicants are to visit the Benue State University website: www.bsum.edu.ng
    as from Monday 9th July, 2013 (under Applications on Benue State University
    Portal section) click on Postgraduate and complete some pre-registration
    information and submit. Once submitted, an Application Number will be generated.
    Print a copy of the pre-registration form.
  • Applicants would then proceed to the designated Bank
    (Fidelity) with the printed copy of pre-registration form and
    pay a non-refundable application fee of N5,500 using the generated Application
    Number.
  • After payment, applicants would be expected to re-visit the Benue State
    University Portal under Application and click on Postgraduate to complete the
    Application Form and submit on-line. Please, print a hard copy of the completed
    form for reference purposes.
  • Applicants are to ensure that the on-line reference forms are completed by
    the three referees.
  • Please note that applications without relevant documents uploaded will not
    be considered

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COVENANT UNIVERSITY GRADUATES 30 PhD’s AND 111 MASTERS

Covenant University at her just concluded convocation ceremony conferred varying postgraduate degrees on 141 of her former postgraduate students. The university’s 8th convocation ceremony which was held on the 26 July, 2013 had a total of 1607 graduands including those with first degree.
The school of postgraduate studies of the university released 111 Masters degree holders and 30 Doctorate degree in various fields.
As part of activities lined up for the former postgraduate students, a guest speaker, Prof. Adeleke Fakoya urge them to use their research to solve problems within the society. The first set of Eagles who bagged Ph.D degrees included , Dr. Obanua S. Adenzele (Mass communication) and Dr. Okorie
N. Chukwuemeka (Mass Communication), Dr. Idowu Adenike (Sociology). We at PostgraduateNigeria wish them good luck and success in their careers. God bless.

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THE PROBLEM OF POOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION FUNDING- agency reports

From http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/jul/04/postgraduate-funding-three-possible-solutions  Britain after decades of the decline of its heavy industry, it is still one of the intellectual powerhouses of the in europe and the world – starting new ideas that solve new global problems and evolving new technology that keeps the economy growing. To maintain this position, however, our workshop needs a steady supply of raw material in the shape of well-educated postgraduate students. What can be done to stop this supply from danger of drying up.
The number of UK students on postgraduate taught degree courses has begun to decline after a decade of relatively high growth, according to a new Hefce report that gives an overview of postgraduate study in England and Northern Ireland. An earlier report from Universities UK, The Funding Environment for Universities, also shows the total number of students on postgraduate taught courses in the UK slid by 5 % in 2011-12.

Initially, this fall in UK and EU students was more than matched by increases in students from more economically dynamic regions outside Europe. But now their numbers have also started to slip, hit by a tougher visa regime and increased competition from rapidly growing universities overseas.
Meanwhile, last year’s arrival of much higher variable tuition fees for UK and other EU undergraduates will, from 2015, make it harder for heavily indebted 21-year-olds graduating under the new system to feel they can afford to embark on a postgraduate taught course.

Any sustained slide in the number of students on postgraduate taught courses is deeply worrying, because it creates a bottleneck in the intellectual supply pipeline that ultimately produces what we might call ultra-skilled workers: our future research scientists, academics and leading thinkers educated in the humanities and social sciences. Postgraduate taught courses are a standard route to postgraduate research degrees, which are in turn essential for sustaining our world-class academic workforce.

Against this backdrop, we welcome the government’s announcement of £75m to support postgraduates from disadvantaged circumstances, though we regret that the chancellor has found the money largely by reducing financial aid to undergraduates from such backgrounds. The government hopes that extra funding by employers and universities will raise this total to £100m. We hope they will rise to the challenge. The money is clearly needed – to an increasing degree the postgraduate ranks are filled by wealthier students, according to the Hefce report.