Original Story Published by: Paheja Siririka for New Era Live
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WINDHOEK- At the age of 26, Nigerian born Mohammed Shehu will tomorrow make history as the youngest student of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) to be conferred a Ph.D. in Informatics.
Informatics is a branch of information engineering. It involves the practice of information processing and the engineering of information systems, and as an academic field, it is an applied form of information science.
“I decided to come to Namibia to pursue my master’s degree in informatics at Nust and eventually my Ph.D. in Informatics,” said Shehu.
Shehu was born in Nigeria, moved to Tanzania and quickly to Botswana where he finished his secondary school at the age of 16. In 2013 he graduated with Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Botswana.
On Facebook, Shehu wrote a detailed post explaining his journey to obtaining a Ph.D. “When I was in high school back in Botswana, in Grade 10, the principal called the top seven students of our Grade into her office. We had no idea what was going on. They wanted to experiment with something. They were going to allow us to write the Grade 12 International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE) in Grade 11, and finish a year early,” posted Shehu.
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