Meet the young Senegalese leaders studying in Ireland
The Ireland Fellows Programme provides a unique opportunity to early to mid-career professionals with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education. The Fellows programme has been running globally for over 50 years.
With the opening of Ireland’s Embassy in Dakar, and to support the strengthening of people-to-people links between Ireland and Senegal, the first Fellowship Programme for Senegal was launched in 2023.
It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-year master’s level programme at a higher education institution in Ireland. The award covers programme fees, flights, accommodation and living costs.
Meet Senegal's first Ireland Fellows
Arame Thioune, MSc Humanitarian Action, UCD
Arame Thioune travelled to Ireland in 2024 to take up her place studying a MSc in Humanitarian Action in University College Dublin.
"I'm very excited to live a year in Dublin, to return to Senegal fully bilingual, and to take advantage of all the professional and personal opportunities that this exceptional Fellowship programme offers me"
Mouhamdoune Dame Ndiéguène, MSc in Accounting and Financial Management, GCD
Mouhamdoune Dame Ndiéguène travelled to Ireland in 2024 to take up his place studying a MSc in Accounting and Financial Management at Griffith College in Dublin.
"I am honoured to part of the first generation of Senegalese selected for the prestigious Ireland Fellows Programme. With this opportunity I hope to contribute to financial inclusion in my community and development in Africa."
An expanding programme
The Ireland Fellows Programme promotes gender equality, equal opportunity, and welcomes diversity. The Programme welcomes applications from applicants with disabilities, and applicants who belong to a minority or disadvantaged group. All are encouraged to apply!
The Programme is intended to support graduates on their return home, through the skills they develop, to contribute to capacity building in their home countries and to become one of the next generation of leaders in their respective fields.
It is also envisaged that they will contribute to building enduring positive personal and professional relationships with Ireland, promoting institutional linkages.
The first Senegalese Fellows selected under this programme travelled to Ireland this year and it is hoped that the programme will expand in the years ahead.