UNIJOS student won $5,000 Cash!
Matthew Ohiani Adeiza, a 400-level student of Mass Communication at University of Jos, has emerged second place winner of the 2009 edition of the Culture of Enterprise International Students Essay Contest which was announced this April. Young Adeiza, received a cash prize of $5,000. The award ceremony at which he was presented with this prize, took place on 6th April 2010 at the Harvard Club of New York. The first place winner was Matthew Shaffer of Yale University while Rachael Bishop of Mercer University, (both in the United States), came third.
The essay contest is an initiative of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, ISI, a non-governmental organization committed to academic excellence and holistic education. It is based in Delaware, United States. Interested students post their entries to an address on the essay website at CultureOfEnterprise.Org
This years annual International Students Essay contest was on the topic, “Can Character and Communities Survive in an Age of Globalization?” The contest is designed to encourage students to reflect on the relationship between free enterprise and the institutions and mores that define a particular culture.
The essay is open to undergraduate University Students from around the world. This is the first time a student from an African University is coming second in the essay contest (What a privileged for Nigeria!) . The only and most notable performance before now was that of Garreth Bloor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, who emerged fourth in the 2007 edition of the competition.
The picture above is Mr. Adeiza by the left and two other winners.
Mr Adeiza has previously won some national essay competitions, including the 2005 edition of the Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria, and the 2009 Omololu Falobi Essay Competition for Journalism Students in Nigeria.
Source: Sahara Reporters
WOW! Big boy earn big money, I love this. Lets go Nigeria, we’re more brilliant than we think.
this guy is really a genius
There’s this quote that says “You dont really know what you could do untill you give it a try”. This guy might not be sure he was going to make it untill he tried. Dont wait for a chance, go go go!
Birniwa, thats true… lets all go…
Birniwa, thats true… lets all go…
WOW! Big boy earn big money, I love this. Lets go Nigeria, we’re more brilliant than we think.
There’s this quote that says “You dont really know what you could do untill you give it a try”. This guy might not be sure he was going to make it untill he tried. Dont wait for a chance, go go go!
WOW!It’s really fantastic.Fellow Nigerian students,pls arouse dat sleeping giant in u,b’cos u are born 2 be great! GREAT NIGERIA STUDENTS….!