{"id":2079,"date":"2022-05-24T13:41:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T13:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2022-05-24T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T13:41:47","slug":"united-nations-world-tourism-organization-unwto-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/united-nations-world-tourism-organization-unwto-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Scholarship."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em style=\"\"><b>The Federal Government has requested interested and qualified Nigerians to submit applications for United Nations World Tourism <\/b><\/em><strong><em>Organization (UNWTO) Scholarship on basic training in the field of tourism.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Dr. Ifeoma Anyanwutaku, made the announcement in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday 24 May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement reads: <em>\u201cApplications are hereby invited for the UNWTO\/IE Tourism Online<\/em> <em>Academy Scholarships for a one-month programme.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe courses are flexible by design and participants can learn at their own pace and convenience throughout the process.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cParticipants will earn a Certificate upon completion of the course<\/em> <em>and the accompanied quiz.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Permanent Secretary recalled that the UNWTO recently granted 100 Online Academy Scholarships to Nigeria for the award of Certificate on <em>&#8220;Introduction to Tourism-Industry Management Course&#8221; <\/em>in conjunction with IE University of Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said 70 of the 100 slots had been allotted to the organized private sectors in tourism, the Ministry and its relevant agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to her, the organized private sector included the Federation of Tourism <strong><em>Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET) <\/em><\/strong>among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anyanwutaku said 30 slots were reserved for interested members of the public who must meet a set-out criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Candidates must either be a Graduate of Tourism or have at least five (5) years working experience in \u200btourism either in a public or private sector tourism organization<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Student of Tourism in a Nigerian University or Government approved \u200b\u200b\u200bTourism Institute is also qualified for the programme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Candidates must have access to a computer with internet facility and must complete the 100 per cent online free-of-charge course to qualify for the scholarship.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Candidates must score at least 60 per cent in the course to qualify for the certificate;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On completion of the course, candidates should forward a screenshot of their course score as evidence to the Ministry through the designated email.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Only candidates with evidence of completion of the course will be given the Scholarship Code with which to access the Certificate from IE University;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Candidates must forward their names, email, phone number and Organization\/School to the Department\u2019s email: internationaltourism1234@gmail.com on or before 1st June 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cThe Scholarship Code expires on 31st October, 2022.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNWTO granted the scholarship awards in April in Madrid, Spain, at a bilateral meeting between Nigeria and the Organization on the hosting of the first Global Conference on Cultural 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