The NNPC/TotalEnergies ETT Fellowship offers an extraordinary opportunity to experience a semester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
This fully funded teaching-focused NNPC/TotalEnergies Fellowship is brought to you by MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiative), NNPC Limited, and TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI).
The NNPC/TotalEnergies ETT Fellowship programme aims to contribute to Nigeria’s socio-economic development by fostering quality education through partnerships with renowned local and international academic institutions.
The ETT Fellowship is a laboratory for innovation in engineering education, with the goal of creating impactful transformations in the Nigerian tertiary academic sphere.
The mission of MISTI is to approach to science and engineering education in African universities is yet to adopt a focus on problem solving, innovation and creativity. Furthermore standards in these tertiary institutions have retrogressed due to severe neglect and lack of investment.
Requirements
To apply for the NNPC/TotalEnergies Fellowship, you must:
Be interested in developing new curricula and teaching methods, and consider yourself a change agent
Hold a PhD and be a faculty member in a Nigerian university teaching Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Petroleum Engineering, or Geophysics
Have a Lecturer One rank
Duration and Reward
MIT-ETT will select a group of exceptional young faculty members from disciplines such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Geophysics from Nigerian universities.
These fellows will spend a semester at MIT on a fully funded trip, either in Spring 2024 (February-May 2024) or Fall 2024 (September-December 2024).
The MIT-ETT programme will cover the basic travel, living, and instructional materials expenses for the participants.
During their time at MIT, selected faculty members will:
Observe at least two classes similar to those they currently teach
Develop new curricular materials and teaching approaches for adoption in their home universities
Attend two weekly MIT-ETT seminars focused on curriculum design and MIT cultural aspects
Application procedure and deadline
Applications can be completed through the online portal. Application deadline is May 26, 2024.
