From academia to industry and back again
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In 2015 Daniel embarked on a five-year Bachelor’s degree course in Electrical/Electronics Engineering at Niger Delta University (NDU), 尼日利亚.
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Daniel’s final-year project involved developing a smart electricity meter that enables users to monitor energy consumption from anywhere in the world. In July 2021 he was awarded a first-class degree with honours.
He started a year’s national service in November 2021, working full time as an electrical engineer in the Technical Department of Nasco Foods 尼日利亚 Limited.
On completing his 12 months’ service, Daniel was all fired up and ready to go, describing himself as “optimistic about the future and keen to maximise all opportunities”. At the start of 2023 he joined The Offshore Lab Ltd in Lagos State, where he worked for eight months as a graduate engineer on projects ranging from training to procurement.
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Hungry to learn more and with a Bayelsa State government scholarship safely under his belt, in September 2023 Daniel travelled to the UK and enrolled in a one-year Master’s degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds.
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丹尼尔接下来要做什么? 好吧, 如你所料, he’s aiming high: “Once I complete my studies, the next step for me professionally will be to learn and contribute as much as I can within the industry. I hope to be a chartered engineer in the coming years and am ready to take on global opportunities to advance my career.”