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SCHOLARBOARD is an online platform offering almost free, quality higher education to underserved students both in Nigeria, while hoping to connect reputable universities in overseas.

(WORLD BANK, 1999), Economy and social developments are increasingly driven by the advancement and application of knowledge. Education in general and higher education in particular, are fundamental to the construction of a knowledge economy and society in all nations.

Yet the potential of higher education systems in developing countries to fulfill this responsibility is frequently thwarted by long-standing problems of finance, efficiency, equity, quality and governance. Now, these old challenges have been augmented by new challenges linked to the growing role of knowledge in economic development, rapid changes in telecommunications technology, and the globalization of trade and labor market (SALMI 2001)

(PORTER, 1990) – Knowledge has become the most important factor for economic development in the 21st century. Through its capacity to augment productivity, it increasingly constitutes the foundation of a country’s competitive advantage.

With the above untreated problems in the educational sector in developing countries, it becomes almost impossible for the poor and the less privileged ones to accord themselves the education that they truly deserve. Also, with the rising factors affecting the educational system in developing countries, parents and guidance find it almost impossible to send their children to school for higher learning.

In an attempt to put this issue facing developing countries to bare-minimum, SCHOLARBOARD, through its scholarship scheme, creates a platform on the internet where students who are about to write their Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and students who are already in higher institutions can find easy funding for their academic learning. This is a platform of which universities students, students of polytechnics and the college of education students cannot ignore. SCHOLARBOARD, through its strategy and model, is aiming to be the most used online platform for educational scholarship aid in the world.

As it stands, developing countries of the world like Nigeria are not able to cope with increasing numbers of tertiary students who cannot afford their fees to start and complete their learning. SCHOLARBOARD introduce the best possible solution platform to ensure that access to quality higher education is not limited to only those who can afford it.