A total of 400 secondary school students have taken part in the second edition of World Scholars Cup competition hosted by the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) in Abuja between November 3rd and 4th.
A statement by NTIC Deputy Managing Director Mr Feyzullah Bilgin said the competition was a global academic event that brought students from different nationalities and countries together to pursuit a common challenge which featured four events, namely; Team Debate, Scholar’s Challenge, Collaborative Writing, and Scholar’s Bowl.
The statement said NTIC students were outstanding as they went home with several trophies and medals at the two-day event which featured over 400 students from 17 schools within and outside Abuja.
Participating teams were from “eleven of NTIC schools across Nigeria; Premier International School, Wuse; Aduvie International School; Funtaj International School; ICICIE Al-Anoor; Doveland International School and I-Scholars International Academy,” it said.
Meanwhile, qualified teams have been invited for the global rounds which would take place in South Africa, Australia, Northern Europe and the Far East for the final round, Tournament of Champions at Yale University.