CSU and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation fund joint engineering degree program with Ahmadu Bello University form (Linked to Record ID #86797, #86897, #86896, #86914)

In 2017, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) was picked out of seven Nigerian universities to conduct a pilot joint degree program with Central South University (CSU), located in Changsha, Hunan.

Then, on April 28, 2018, a memorandum of understanding was signed between representatives of ABU and CSU to establish a joint degree program.

The joint degree program would allow third year undergraduate ABU students majoring in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or Traffic Control Engineering to travel to CSU and spend two years studying there. Upon completion of the required courses at CSU, the students would graduate with a degree from each university.

Funding for the program was provided by CSU and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.

The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation has been responsible to building several of Nigeria's recently developed railways (Record ID #195, #1851, #34977, #60848). The stated purpose of the program was to produce more Nigerian engineers to work on Nigeria's railroads. For the 2018 scholarships see projects #86797, #86897, #86896 For the 2019 scholarships see Record ID#86914.

On July 23, 2020, a group of 20 students from the program returned to Nigeria after completing their studies. By July 2023, 45 students had returned and 20 were still in China completing their degrees.