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The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Annett Gunther, has revealed that plans are underway to fast track the visa issuance process for Nigerians seeking to study in Germany.
Gunther, said already there are no less than 4,000 Nigerians schooling and working in Germany.
Gunther made this known on Sunday in Abuja.
According to her, the German Academic Exchange Service gives out not less than 1,000 scholarships yearly.
According to her, “At the moment, we have approximately 4,000 Nigerian students in Germany, coming and going in and out of the country and, also engaging in other things.
"I know we are not yet in a position to issue the visas for the students on time, but we are working on that. We are not interested in preventing people from coming to Germany.
"We want them to come. So there is also something to do on our side to improve our capacities on visa issuance,” she said.
She explained that though many courses in Germany were taught in English, it was imperative for international students to have a certain knowledge of the German language.
She said university studies in Germany were either free or not very expensive compared with other countries with English official language.
According to the envoy, there is a keen interest for students to come and study in Germany mainly because German universities are top-class and internationally renowned.
“That is why the German Academic Exchange Service gives out not less than 1,000 scholarships yearly,” she said.
According to Gunther, not less than 80,000 Nigerians live and work in Germany and are contributing meaningfully to its economic growth.
“It is also in our interest because our population is shrinking and we are lacking a workforce. We are happy with everybody who comes to support us."
