2025 MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program in USA

The MIT-ETT Program is a prestigious, teaching-focused fellowship offered by the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) and proudly sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), and Partners.

The MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program provides an intense, semester long teaching-focused engagement for selected cohorts of faculty members (ETT Fellows) from African universities. By introducing the ETT Fellows to cutting edge student-focused teaching methodologies the ETT strives to foster innovation in science and engineering education in tertiary academic institutions in Africa.

• Table of Content
• About Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
• MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program
• Aim and Benefits of MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program
• Requirements for MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the state oil corporation which was ?established on April 1, 1977. In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as well as marketing. Between 1978 and 1989, NNPC constructed refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel Shell Refinery established in Port Harcourt in 1965. In 1988, the NNPC was commercialised into 12 strategic business units, covering the entire spectrum of oil industry operation... continue reading

MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program

Application Deadline	20 May 2025
Country to study	United States
Type	Training
Sponsor	Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program

1. Expose junior African professors to MIT’s advanced, problem-solving pedagogical methods 
2. Encourage the ETT fellows to become change-agents
3. Allow the ETT fellows to expand their professional network, including MIT faculty with a deep interest in emerging economies.

Requirements for MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program Qualification

This semester-long fellowship is designed for engineering professors currently teaching at local universities in Nigeria who have recently completed their Ph.D.

Interview date, Process and Venue for MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Program

During their semester at MIT, the ETT fellows: 

• Observe at least 2 MIT courses in their own disciplines  
• Take a curriculum design course and implement research-based instructional design principles in their courses
• Discuss & explore curricular enrichment & reform through both formal and informal interaction with the MIT community
• Participate in numerous activities to develop critical change-agent skills. These skills include entrepreneurship, effective communication, experiential learning, reflection, collaboration, systems thinking and perseverance.

Application Deadline

May 20, 2025

How to Apply

For more details, visit MIT Program webpage