Tag: Pacific education
World’s ‘smallest university’, but Tuvalu campus has big local impact
By Kalinga Seneviratne
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Tuvalu Campus, located in the capital Funafuti, is perhaps the smallest university in the world,...
Fifteen Pasifika people on NZ King’s Birthday Honours List
RNZ Pacific
Paediatrician Dr Teuila Percival heads the list of Pacific recipients in the New Zealand King's Birthday Honours List for 2023.
Dr Percival is one...
Academic ‘tsunami’ at USP shakes regional Pacific institution to core
COMMENT: By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom
An alleged bizarre swinging punch towards an academic from a senior management figure at the top of...
USP still the ‘bedrock’ for Pacific regionalism, says university chief
The Fiji Times
“The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been and continues to be a bedrock for regionalism. A resource owned by the...
New review aims to ensure education is ‘a right’ across the...
By Jan Kohout, RNZ Pacific journalist
A new initiative has been launched in 15 Pacific Island countries to improve educational standards.
The Pacific Regional Inclusive Education...
Professor Pal Ahluwalia on the future of USP: ‘I’m here to...
From mitigating the impacts of a global pandemic to battling financial constraints, the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia speaks to...
Marjorie Tua’inekore Crocombe – An exceptional Pacific life
By Rod Dixon in the Cook Islands News
Marjorie and Ron Crocombe lived up to exacting standards in their personal and professional lives and their...
USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay...
On Pacific Beat with Evan Wasuka
The University of South Pacific’s vice-chancellor says Fiji’s failure to pay its grant contribution for the third year in...
USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor
By Wata Shaw in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s latest international ranking is a "testament to the excellence" that pervades the university, says...
AUT’s new academic head seeks to build relationships around Pacific
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report
Incoming new vice-chancellor for Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Toelesulusulu Dr Damon Ieremia...
‘Transform lives’ with education, new vice-chancellor for AUT tells Pasifika
RNZ Pacific
The new vice-chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology is calling on young Pasifika peoples pursuing their education to stay the course.
Toeolesulusulu Dr...
Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga...
Bainimarama’s Fiji faces investigative PR crisis on eve of climate COP26
COMMENT: By Grubsheet's Graham Davis
A public relations disaster for Fiji just as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum head to Glasgow for...
Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill
By Kālino Latu in Auckland
The challenges experienced by Tongan students having to study overseas will soon be over after the government has announced plans...
Fiji denies allegations of takeover at regional USP as criticisms mount
By Lena Reece in Suva
The Fiji government has denied allegations being levelled against it of trying to "nationalise" the 12-nation University of the South...
Albert Schram: University governance, academic freedom and institutional autonomy in the...
ANALYSIS: By Albert Schram
This article attempts to put the current governance crisis at the Fiji-based University of the South Pacific (USP), one of only...
Staff, students back USP academic chief amid tension over allegations
By Wansolwara staff
A "fight for justice and good governance" at the University of the South Pacific has continued as staff and students have echoed...
NZ’s $5 billion foreign student industry faces dramatic drop
By John Gerritsen of RNZ News
The $5 billion foreign student industry is facing a massive downturn with as many as half of this year's...
Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people
By RNZ Pacific
A range of initiatives for Pacific people was announced in the New Zealand Budget last week.
This Wellbeing Budget included increases in funding...
NZ Budget gives boost for Pacific education, languages and health
By RNZ Pacific
The well-being of Pacific people in New Zealand has been recognised in this year's Budget with increases in funding for the community...
‘Atenisi’s Horowitz at PMC as visiting Pacific research fellow
The trailer from Paul Janman's documentary about 'Atenisi Institute, Tongan Ark, featuring the late founder Professor Futa Helu and colleagues. Janman is a lecturer...