A courageous Nigerian Lady known as Badmus Falilat has abandoned her Undergraduate study at the University of Lagos, South West Nigeria, after spending 4 years to enroll for a fresh Undergraduate study at the Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Before we go further to state her reasons for taking such decision, it is important for you to know that opportunities to study abroad, in countries like Finland and Europe, are always available for interested persons.
Altough there are people who can afford to pay the tuition fees and other expenses, it is advisable to check out for available Scholarship and Funding opportunities to grant you this study. At Scholarship Region, we keep track of all Scholarship opportunities around the world to save you the stress of having to dig and dig before you can apply. You can join our Telegram group through THIS LINK to get the updates.
Badmus Falilat enrolled for her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Nigeria hoping to graduate after 4 years of study in the school. She however explained that she had to abandon the program after 3 Academic sessions which was 4 years in real time after the 2020 long ASUU strike.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is an organization of all Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities. They have always been at loggerheads with the Nigerian Government over provisions of amenities and funding for the Universities. Each time ASUU goes on strike, Academic activities across Nigerian Universities are stalled.
“One of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make in my life was to abandon my 3 years plus Unilag program after spending 4 years before getting in to start over in another country…”
“The 2020 ASUU strike broke me. Before then, my experience was not the greatest, Nigeria federal university system almost took my precious life but I was determined to get my degree before pursuing education elsewhere,” she wrote on her twitter handle.
Explaining how she got to Finland – a place she described as totally different experience, she stated that she had earlier wanted to go for the United Kingdom but was advised to go for Finland because of the cost of living.
“UK was my first choice but the UK is quite expensive for me to sustain. I had a discussion with @Deshsmalls one night &he told me about Finland. This was November/December, I made up my mind in January to just do it anyway.”
“I concluded my application the following year & I got the residence permit. I couldn’t discuss with many people asides my boss as it seemed like a crazy idea, dealt with anxiety a lot.”
“Juggling Unilag, my Finland application, & working full time, I asked myself if I was doing the right thing? If it’ll be worth it? It was not an easy decision but I can say for a fact that the experience is different and it makes it worth it for me. Indeed, khaki no be leather!” she wrote.
Meanwhile, it will interest you to know that there are presently ongoing Scholarship opportunities in Finland, Europe which you can apply for if interested in studying in Finland.
- The Erasmus Mundus Scholarships – available across several countries in Europe including Finland is ONGOING. – For details, CLICK HERE.
- The 2022 Hanken GSBN Scholarship in Finland is also currently available – For details, CLICK HERE.
- The University of Oulu, Finland is also awarding Scholarships for International Students – For details, CLICK HERE.
Badmus Falilat thanked everyone who supported her move from Nigeria to Finland to get a new Bachelor’s Degree at the Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland.