§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many scholarships, and for what subjects in higher education generally, including technical education, are at present being enjoyed by West African students in this country; and the sources of these scholarships.
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§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA total of 1,371 students from West Africa hold scholarships in this country.
They come from the following territories:
Gambia … … … 15 Gold Coast … … … 284 Sierra Leone … … … 98 Nigeria … … … 947 The sources of these scholarships are as follows:
West African Governments 1,201 Colonial Development and Welfare schemes 130 British Council 3 Miscellaneous 37 Subjects of study are:
Accountancy 44 Agriculture 34 Architecture 20 Arts and crafts 10 Arts 76 Bootmaking 6 Building 7 Commerce 6 Co-operation 4 Dentistry 18 Domestic science 4 Economics 86 Education and teacher training 144 Engineering 274 Forestry 9 Law 32 Medicine 168 Music 4 Nursing 40 Pharmacy 21 Postal Training 26 Printing 13 Public Administration 25 Radiography 15 Railway training 57 Science 55 Secretarial 26 Social Science 22 Surveying 28 Veterinary Science 13 Preliminary and Miscellaneous courses 84 Total 1,371