Nigerian Ambassador to Ukraine, Frank Ngozi Isoh, has advised Nigerians
to be wary of sending their children to English Language training
institutions as Ukrainians are not proficient in the language.
In September, the National Universities Commission (NUC) had said some
states sponsored students to sub-standard universities and Ukraine was
one of the countries mentioned.
Isoh said, “One thing I will like to say about education in this place,
and this is something we intend to package in a report to government to
see how this can be propagated back home - I do not think that Nigerians
get the best when it comes to studying in this place in English
language.” Please click to continue.
The lure for most parents is the low cost of tuition which is about
$3,000 for a course that could cost up to $20,000 in the United States
or Canada. But despite this advantage, “The people who teach them in
English language are natives of this country who are also not very
proficient in the language.” Isoh who also commented on universities
offering medical courses said, “We don’t think that Nigerian medical
doctors trained in English speaking universities here get the best.
But those who endeavour to learn the language and then attend lectures
with the natives certainly get better trained.” He said his best advice
to parents would be to get the children to study the local language
first to get the best of their education system.
Executive Secretary of NUC Professor Julius Okojie also made reference
to a university in Ukraine where there are over 800 medical students and
some of the students do not have the qualification in basic sciences
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