Deadline: June 7, 2023.

The MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program provides an intense, semester long teaching-focused engagement for selected cohorts of faculty members (ETT Fellows) from African universities. By introducing the ETT Fellows to cutting edge student-focused teaching methodologies the ETT strives to foster innovation in science and engineering education in tertiary academic institutions in Africa.

Their vision for the universities where our fellows teach is to develop undergraduate students ready for the demands of today’s job market, equipped with hands-on problem solving and critical thinking capabilities. NNPC Ltd. & TotalEnergies EP Nigeria are the corporate partners and sponsors of the program.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. You have to complete your PhD to apply for the program. 
2. Generally speaking, the MIT-ETT program accepts only Lecturer 1 professors. However, if you think you have special circumstances, you can apply and your case will be considered by the accepting committee.
3. The fellowship is accepting engineering professors who are currently teaching at local universities in Nigeria and who recently completed their Ph.D. 

BENEFITS

During their semester at MIT, the ETT fellows: 

• Observe at least 2 MIT courses in their own disciplines  
• Take a curriculum design course and implement research-based instructional design principles in their courses
• Discuss & explore curricular enrichment & reform through both formal and informal interaction with the MIT community
• Participate in numerous activities to develop critical change-agent skills. These skills include entrepreneurship, effective communication, experiential learning, reflection, collaboration, systems thinking and perseverance.

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