Deadline: 30 October 2011
Consistent with its mandate to “encourage and facilitate the understanding of international affairs and of the circumstances, conditions and attitudes of foreign countries and their peoples”, the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) is pleased to announce the inauguration of an Annual Essay Competition on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy. The objective of this initiative is to further arouse the interest of students of international relations in Nigerian Universities on the subject in view of the growing complexities and diversities in the relations among nations and their implications for Nigeria.
Institutional Eligibility:
The competition is open to both public and private universities recognized by National Universities Commission (NUC) in Nigeria.
Student Eligibility:
Participation is restricted only to final year students in the following departments as applicable to the various Nigerian universities:
1. Political Science
2. International Relations
3. Diplomatic History
4. Law and Diplomacy
Furthermore, only final year students with the highest cumulative point average in their respective departments are qualified to contest. The implication is that there will be only one contestant per department/University. Heads of the various departments are please requested to bring this to the attention of their students.
Title and Extent of the Essay:Political and Economic Development of Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria’s Roles
The essay should be sent to the NIIA Director-General in electronic form, typeset in Times New Roman, font size 12 and should not exceed six thousand words. Notes and references should be at the end. Microsoft word 2007 should be used.
Entry form can be down loaded from NIIA’s website www.niianet.org.
Deadline for Submission of Essays
All participating students should submit their essays via dgeneral@niianet.org before October 30, 2011. The best three essays will be announced at the Institute’s Patron’s Dinner that will hold in Abuja in December, 2011.
Prizes:
Prizes will include membership of the NIIA, internship at the NIIA, books, monetary awards and consolation prizes.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: contact the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, on telephone nos. 01-9500983, 08034737950
For submissions: dgeneral@niianet.org
Website: http://www.niianet.org