‘How UK universities generate billions from Nigerian brains’.
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…as ‘Nigerian universities generate certificates the economy cannot use’ By Egufe Yafugborhi There is a painful paradox haunting Nigeria’s ivory towers.
The same Nigerian professor who struggles to get his research paper published at home becomes a patent holder, a company founder and a billion-dollar value creator once he lands in Oxford, Cambridge or London.
Rights activist and Coordinator, Niger Delta Peace Coalition, Zik Gbemre, in a recent travel appraisal, provided the blunt answer in his findings capped, ‘Why UK Universities Generate Billions While Local Academics Struggle At Home’. Gbemre noted: “There is an ongoing debate about the productivity of Nigerian universities and their academic staff. “Compare top UK institutions such as the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and University College London (UCL) to Nigerian universities, the difference in financial contribution and job creation is staggering”. The activist puts figures to the debate: “A single top university in the UK like Cambridge generates around £30 billion (38 billion USD) annually for the UK economy and supports over 86,000 direct and indirect jobs.
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