The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Arc. Sonny Echono, has pledged to provide TETFund beneficiary institutions offering International Relations and related courses with copies of the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN) Foreign Policy Journals.
The move, Echono stated, aims to enhance the academic experience and research capabilities of students in these fields.
Echono stated this while speaking at the 2024 Annual Foreign Policy Lecture organised by the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN) in Abuja as part of celebrations marking Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary.
He extolled the contributions of Nigerian diplomats to policy formulation and development of curricula for careers in Diplomacy and International Relations, even as he assured of TETFund’s support for their foreign policy journal.
He also expressed appreciation to members of the association for their service to the nation and contribution to the development of education through their professional foreign policy journal.
“I am particularly glad that ARCAN extended the gesture of inviting us to be part of this event; and to underline our collaboration in ensuring that every department of International Relations, Political Science and all students aspiring to make a career in Diplomacy or Foreign Service have access to quality journals and publications.
“That is why through TETFund’s Journal Intervention, we are going to ensure that every institution gets copies of this journal and subscribes to it,” he assured.
Echono also stated that digital copies of the journal would be made accessible to users on TETFund’s Tertiary Education Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform.
The Guest Speaker at the event was the President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), His Excellency Dr. Omar Alieu Touray who spoke on the theme of the event “Consolidating Democracy and Integration in ECOWAS: The Journey So Far”.