Complex sentence: His desire to further his education took him to the US in 1978 on scholarship and by the State University of Chicago, however, he declined the offer and transferred to De Paul University Chicago which was more in line with his yearnings.
Split into simpler sentences: His desire to further his education took him to the US in 1978, on scholarship by the State University of Chicago. However, he declined the offer and transferred to De Paul University, Chicago which was more in line with his yearnings.