Nigeria’s Niger Delta amnesty beneficiaries arrived Poland

Nigeria’s Niger Delta amnesty beneficiaries arrived Poland

The second batch of 17 beneficiaries of the Niger Delta amnesty programme has arrived in Poland for a two-year training programme.

The Polish ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Niesioywski Przemyslaw stated this in Abuja on Wednesday.

The arrival of the students brings to 29 the number of beneficiaries on Poland’s sponsorship.

Meanwhile, the first batch of 12 beneficiaries that left for Poland in July this year is expected to complete their training by July 2012.

Course

The students would undergo a two-year course in maritime education at the Polish Maritime Academy in Gdaniya.

Przemyslaw said the students, who are all males, were duly screened and carefully selected by the institute, before they were granted admission.

He said that 10 students out of the 22, who were in the first batch, were sent home due to “lack of interest in their field of study’’.

The ambassador said on completion of their studies, the beneficiaries would be awarded the “Officer of the Watch Certificate,’’ a qualification,” which can enable them to practice in any maritime industry’’.

He said a total of 200 students would benefit from the training, which would be done on a quarterly basis.

Other areas of partnership

The ambassador said Poland and Nigeria also had partnership in linguistics.
“Polish students are studying Hausa language and West African cultures at the Warsaw University, while Nigerian PHD students are undergoing courses in linguistics,” he added.

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