UK College partners Nigerian schools on varsity foundation programme

The United Kingdom (UK) based TRC College University Foundation Programme, which facilitates students’ admission to partner universities in the UK, United States of America (U.S), Canada and Russia, will from January 2014 be offered by two Nigerian boarding schools - Whiteplains British School in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and The Bells School, Ota, Ogun State, in a partnership deal.

        Speaking at a briefing in Lagos on Monday, Director of the TRC College University Programme, Mr. Keith Broomer said prospective students could enter their forecast Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results in January and finish the course in July, enabling entry to a university overseas by September 2014, thereby saving students a whole year.

       The programme, Broomer explained, also provides a pathway to all degree subjects such as Accounting, Business, Engineering, Law and medicine.

        Another unique feature of the Programme, Broomer stated, “is that it provides a university transcript from Kursk State Medical University, which oversees the programme in conjunction with the TRC Colleges monitoring process, in all the subjects, for every student.”

       Broomer added: “With the wider spread of wealth in the Nigerian society, more parents are looking for ways to send their children to overseas universities and the TRC Colleges University Foundation Programme provided in Nigeria will now make the whole process more affordable, without compromising high standards.”

      According to a statement, the TRC college plans to runs its university foundation programme in one top boarding school and Polytechnic in all the geo-political zones in the country, to enable students have easy access.

      Mr. Victor Ajulo, the Chief Executive Officer of Michele & Anthony Consulting, which coordinates the TRC University Foundation programmes in Nigeria through regional coordinators, encouraged interested candidates to come forward and obtain forms.

    

 By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola