The Embassy of Italy in Dakar has announced the selection of young people from West Africa who will have the opportunity to continue their higher education in Italy in the 2021/2022 academic year, within the framework of the bilateral cultural and scientific cooperation initiative stemming from the commitment of the Italian diplomatic system to further relations with Senegal and Mali.
The beneficiaries of these scholarships include the hundreds of students from Senegal, Mali, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau who come to study in Italy each year.
The scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The sectors in which the young people will be able to further their studies include biotechnology, materials science and engineering, tourism, modern philology and linguistics.
