Update on the WIPO National Essay Competition.
In response to petitions on the eligibility of advanced vocational institutions’ students to participate in the Essay competition, the WIPO Nigeria Office (WNO) wishes to confirm that registered students of all tertiary institutions in Nigeria (ISCED levels 5 – 8), including universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and higher institutions of “advanced vocational or professional education”, are indeed eligible to participate in the competition.
In the interest of fairness, and with the permission of the judging panel in the light of this clarification, the WNO has extended the deadline for the competition to Midnight, 5 June 2020.
