AÂ Lecturer in the Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) , Milton Babajide Macaulay PhD, has been awarded a third Commonwealth Scholarship.
It is the Commonwealth Distance Learning Masters Scholarship that will enable him to pursue a Master’s degree (online) in Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh,UK.
The letter from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission informing him of the award reads, “I am writing to congratulate you on your selection for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, which will support your studies for the degree of MSc in Carbon Management (Online Learning), offered by the University of Edinburgh.
On behalf of the Commission, I am pleased to issue this Notification of Award which sets out the conditions of your scholarship and which provides other information that I hope you will find useful.
Commonwealth Scholarships support talented and motivated individuals who have the potential to make change. Your Commonwealth Scholarship is funded by
the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), with the aim of enabling you to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development.
You are a Commonwealth Scholar for life.
I speak on behalf of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission when I wish you every success.”
The letter was jointly signed by Danielle Watkis,and Ruth Mensah ,Programme Officers, on behalf of Professor Robin Mason, Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK.
Dr Macaulay had won the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship in 2012, which enabled him to obtain a Master’s degree in Sustainable Environmental Management from the University of Greenwich, UK.
He was also awarded the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, in 2015, and it enabled Macaulay to obtain a PhD degree in Environmental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology from the University of Manchester, UK.
Macaulay outlines the deliverables of his new academic journey , “This new Master’s will arm me with the technical skills to build the first Commercial-scale privately-owned Biogas company in Nigeria. The name is Rubbicon, extracted from two words “RUBBI-sh” “CON-version” and I already have an Angel investor to help finance it. A Biogas system helps to extract energy from organic waste and convert it to cooking gas, vehicular fuel or electricity. This is a renewable and sustainable form of energy and supports climate change adaptation.
However, I am only knowledgeable about the science of climate change but know nothing about the politics and economics of climate change. This is exactly what the Carbon Management course will give to me: Carbon credit, carbon finance and carbon business. This knowledge will help Rubbicon obtain Green Bonds from the World Bank in the future.”
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