Zofia Cisowski accepted an undisclosed financial settlement from the RCMP on Thursday, more than two years after the death of her son Robert Dziekanski -- and announced plans to create a university scholarship in his name.

The Polish immigrant's death in 2007 brought forth a nationwide review into police use of the controversial stun guns.

Cisowski filed a civil suit last October against the RCMP, the four officers involved, the Canada Border Services Agency and the Vancouver Airport Authority.

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass announced a settlement in the suit on Thursday morning at the Vancouver airport, and offered a second official apology to Cisowski.

"The RCMP could have could have done things better. We have learned from this situation," he said. "The RCMP had a part to play in the sequence of events that went on for many hours that night."

She accepted, and announced she would use a $20,000 contribution from the RCMP to fund a scholarship in Dziekanski's name.

A first apology offered in May 2009 was refused.

Cisowski's financial compensation was not disclosed. Her lawyer, Walter Kosteckyj, said disclosing the settlement would not help the process of reconciliation with the Mounties.

"Just as a matter of privacy for her to move forward, we decided that that was the best course of action and all the parties agreed with that," he said.

"It wasn't something that was decided by the RCMP itself or the deputy commissioner."

As part of the agreement, Bass said the RCMP has committed to regular testing of Tasers.

Dziekanski, 40, died on Oct. 14 after being Tasered five times by four RCMP officers who were responding to a call at the airport.

A video of the confrontation taken by a witness, in which a confused Dziekanski was zapped repeatedly, was seen by millions of people. It triggered public outrage over the use of Tasers and Dziekanski's treatment by police.

Paul Kennedy, then-chairman of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, said use of the Taser against Dziekanski was "premature and inappropriate" after reviewing the case.

Dziekanski had travelled to Vancouver to join his mother and had grown frustrated after a 20-hour flight from Poland and then an 11-hour wait in the international arrivals area.

An inquiry into Dziekanski's death is still underway. Former judge Thomas Braidwood is expected to complete his final public report by May 31.

In December, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the inquiry could potentially find the four officers involved -- Const. Bill Bentley, Const. Kwesi Millington, Const. Gerry Rundell and Cpl. Benjamin Robinson -- at fault in Dziekanski's death.

All four officers were reassigned following the incident.